Configure credentials

To configure a credential

1. Select the credential to be configured in the Named credentials lsit.

   

2. In the Details window, enter the Username for the credential. If the credential type is Domain, Username, and Password, also enter the Domain name.

3. To enter the password for the user, select Change password.

4. On the Change password dialog box, enter and confirm the password for the user name you entered. Select Save.

   You can enter null values for the username and password. If a domain value is required, enter the domain name that was used to create the credential.

5. Select Save to save the credentials.

Credential definitions

Name: This is the name of the credential. The default credential name is "Credential," and subsequent names are appended by a number that automatically is incremented by one. To rename a credential, just highlight the name and enter new one. Credential names must contain at least one character and must be unique.

Configured credentials are typically shown in a dropdown menu in a ViewApp that has been configured to use credentials. The user can then select the applicable credential. In some cases, an app developer may choose to hard-code a credential name. In this case, no user action is required to access the credential at runtime.

Type: Two types of credentials are supported:

• Username and Password.

• Domain, Username and Password.

  Note: Null values are valid for all fields, except the credential name.

Group: When you add credentials, you must associate each credential with an OS Group name (local or domain) that has been defined previously.

To associate a credential with an OS group, simply select the group name when you add the credential. You can change the group at any time in the Credentials tab, but doing so may impact AVEVA OMI apps that have been configure to use the credential. Associations are saved when you select OK. See Associate an OS group with a named credential for more information.