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Configure User Providers

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Configure User Providers

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Last UpdatedJan 13, 2026
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An AVEVA Work Tasks Repository can be configured to use one of the following User Providers:

Active Directory
ASP.NET Membership
Forms
List
Repository User Provider
Microsoft Entra ID

Active directory

Select Active Directory to authenticate users using an LDAP-based directory service.

The logged-in Active Directory is displayed by default in the Active Directory Data Source and Search Base fields.
You can configure a different LDAP connection and search base if required.
Use Test LDAP to validate the connection.
If Test LDAP fails, provide authentication credentials and test again.

User information such as SamAccountName, Display Name, and Email ID is cached in a database table to reduce frequent requests to Active Directory. User credentials are validated using the Microsoft Win32 API LogonUser.

ASP.NET membership

Select ASP.NET Membership to authenticate users using an ASP.NET membership provider.

Provide the connection string and application name.
Use Test ASP.NET Membership to validate the connection.

Ensure that the PasswordFormat column is set to 0, as only clear text passwords are supported.

Forms

Select Forms to retrieve user information from an external application database.configuration:

Datasource: The database source containing user data.
DataTable: The table or view storing user information. If the user data is stored across multiple tables, create a view and enter the view name in this field.
User Entity Properties: XML definition that maps database columns to user entity attributes.

Sample XML schema:

</properties>

XML schema tags

<properties>: Defines the collection of fields to be retrieved from the source database table or view.
<property>: Represents a single column from the source table or view.

Attributes of the <property> element

name: Specifies the column name in the database.
type: Specifies the column data type (int, string, or guid).
displayname: Specifies the display name shown within AVEVA Work Tasks.
purpose: Indicates how AVEVA Work Tasks uses the column (name, email, or identifier).
display: Specifies whether the column is displayed (true or false).

User Provider Properties

Map the User Entity properties to the corresponding fields in the user provider.

To associate password information for Forms authentication in the Enterprise Console, add a column with purpose="password" in the entity provider, as shown below:

Note: The default provider currently supports only clear text passwords.

List

When a Repository is created, AVEVA Work Tasks automatically adds user tables to the Repository database.

Select List to use these tables as the authentication source. Lists can be customized as required. See User List for more information.

Repository user provider

Select Repository User Provider to set the password for the system administrator account (admin). This password is used to access the Enterprise Console configured with the Repository User Provider.

Password requirements:

Minimum 8 characters
At least one uppercase letter
At least one lowercase letter
At least one number
At least one special character
No spaces

Note: Foreign special characters are not supported.

Microsoft entra ID

Select Microsoft Entra ID to authenticate users using Microsoft’s cloud-based identity provider.

For configuration details, see Microsoft Entra settings.

For more information, refer to:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/active-directory/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/active-directory-federation-services

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