Parameters

The Parameters tab opens a screen to define the number of characters to use from the employees' first and last names when automatically creating login names.

The following related topics are available:

General

Messages

Indicators

The following options are available on the Parameters tab:

Authentication Parameter System Standard Integer 1

Authentication Parameter System Standard Integer 1 determines the number of characters from the employee's first name that are used when creating an automatically generated login name. This is used with Authentication Parameter System Standard Integer 2 and the pattern setting selected in Authentication Indicator System Standard 3.

Note

See Authentication Indicator System Standard 3 for examples of login names created using naming patterns of this parameter setting.

Authentication Indicator System Standard 3 determines the naming pattern of automatically generated login names. The system uses a certain number of characters from the employee's first name (as defined by Authentication Parameter System Standard Integer 1) and a certain number of characters from the employee's last name (as defined by Authentication Parameter System Standard Integer 2).

Valid Options:

A	The login name is determined using first name followed by last name.
B	The login name is determined using last name followed by first name.
C	The login name is determined using first name followed by middle initial followed by last name.
D	The login name is determined using last name followed by middle initial followed by first name.

For example, if the employee's name is John W. Smith, based on the indicator and parameter settings, the automatically generated login names would be as follows:

Indicator 3 Setting	Base Pattern	Login Name if Integer 1 = 1 and Integer 2 = 7	Login Name if Integer 1 = 2 and Integer 2 = 3	Login Name if Integer 1 = 3 and Integer 2 = 3
A	John Smith	jsmith	josmi	johsmi
B	Smith John	smithj	smijo	smijoh
C	John W Smith	jwsmith	jowsmi	johwsmi
D	Smith W John	smithwj	smiwjo	smiwjoh

Note

If a login name already exists in the system which is identical to an automatically created login name, a number is appended to the login name based on the setting of Authentication Indicator System Standard 4.

Authentication Indicator System Standard 4 determines the numeric value that should be appended to an automatically generated login name if an identical name is already in the system.

Valid Options:

A	The next sequential number for the login name is appended to the end of the login name.
B	The 4-digit year the employee was hired is appended to the end of the login name. When a duplicate login name is still detected, the next sequential number for the login name is appended to the end of the login name.

For example, if the automatically generated login name is johnsmith, and the new employee was hired in 2007, the modified login name would be as follows:

The new login name would be johnsmith1.

If johnsmith1, johnsmith4, and johnsmith5 already exist in the system, the new employee is assigned the login name of johnsmith6.

The new login name would be johnsmith2007.

If this login name already exists, the new login name would be johnsmith20071.

If johnsmith20071, johnsmith20072 and johnsmith20076 already exist, the new employee is given a login name of johnsmith20077

Authentication Parameter System Standard Integer 2

Authentication Parameter System Standard Integer 2 determines the number of characters from the employee's last name that are used when creating an automatically generated login name. This is used with Authentication Parameter System Standard Integer 1 and the pattern setting selected in Authentication Indicator System Standard 3.

Note

See Authentication Indicator System Standard 3 for examples of login names created using naming patterns of this parameter setting.

Valid Options:

A	The login name is determined using first name followed by last name.
B	The login name is determined using last name followed by first name.
C	The login name is determined using first name followed by middle initial followed by last name.
D	The login name is determined using last name followed by middle initial followed by first name.

For example, if the employee's name is John W. Smith, based on the indicator and parameter settings, the automatically generated login names would be as follows:

Indicator 3 Setting	Base Pattern	Login Name if Integer 1 = 1 and Integer 2 = 7	Login Name if Integer 1 = 2 and Integer 2 = 3	Login Name if Integer 1 = 3 and Integer 2 = 3
A	John Smith	jsmith	josmi	johsmi
B	Smith John	smithj	smijo	smijoh
C	John W Smith	jwsmith	jowsmi	johwsmi
D	Smith W John	smithwj	smiwjo	smiwjoh

Note

Authentication Indicator System Standard 4 determines the numeric value that should be appended to an automatically generated login name if an identical name is already in the system.

Valid Options:

A	The next sequential number for the login name is appended to the end of the login name.
B	The 4-digit year the employee was hired is appended to the end of the login name. When a duplicate login name is still detected, the next sequential number for the login name is appended to the end of the login name.

For example, if the automatically generated login name is johnsmith, and the new employee was hired in 2007, the modified login name would be as follows:

The new login name would be johnsmith1.

If johnsmith1, johnsmith4, and johnsmith5 already exist in the system, the new employee is assigned the login name of johnsmith6.

The new login name would be johnsmith2007.

If this login name already exists, the new login name would be johnsmith20071.

If johnsmith20071, johnsmith20072 and johnsmith20076 already exist, the new employee is given a login name of johnsmith20077