Field Help for User Account: Account Management Page

Each buy-side user account represents a SAP Sourcing user.

User accounts can be imported through the Import Data feature or activated from preexisting LDAP accounts. You can also edit existing user accounts and create new ones.

The following provides help for some fields on the Account Properties page. The fields displayed are determined by the user's Directory Configuration. All fields may not appear for every user account.

Note Note

In the fields below, directory indicates the LDAP or other third-party directory where user accounts are stored.

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Features

Directory Information

Function	Description
Enable User to Login	Check this box to enable this user to log into SAP Sourcing. If this box is not checked, the user will not be able to log in and use the application.
Directory	From the dropdown list, select the directory in which the user account will be created. If only one directory is available, it will be loaded into this field and no dropdown list will appear.
User ID	Type the user's SAP user name. This field cannot be edited after account creation. To edit a user ID, you must edit it in the directory (if permitted by the directory) and then click Synch Account with Directory.
Common Name	Enter the LDAP Common Name (CN) for this user.
Full DN	This field indicates the complete path to the directory account. It is read-only.

Account Maintenance

Function	Description
Synch Account with Directory	Click this button to synchronize the directory account with the SAP account. Example You might do this after making changes to either account. End of the example.
Reassign to Directory Account	Click the Lookup icon to select another directory account to assign to this SAP account.
Directory Username	Type the user name that can be used to log into the directory to edit this account.
Directory Password	Type the password that can be used to log into the directory to edit this account.
Create Directory Account	Check this box to create a directory account that corresponds with this SAP account.
Generate a New Password	Check this box to generate a new temporary password. This box is checked by default for new user accounts and can also be used to reset the password for an existing account.
Send Notification	Check this box to send a notification to the user that this account has been created or has changed. Depending on the boxes checked above, the user will receive a welcome message, a new password notification, or a welcome message that includes a new password.

Calendar Integration

The following fields are used for Microsoft Exchange calendar integration.

Function	Description
Mailbox Alias	Type the mailbox name for the user's mailbox. Example This might be the user name End of the example.
Mailbox Server	Type the hostname of the user's mailbox server.