Creating External Users

The Emptoris® Strategic Supply Management Platform administrators and internal user administrators can create and manage users. External user administrators can create and manage only external users. Administrator rights can be assigned to users of each application, enabling them to perform the relevant functions within their application. A system administrator is responsible for performing various functions in Emptoris Strategic Supply Management Platform. Refer to the 'User Management Permission' section to review the permissions needed to create and manage external users.

To create an external user, complete the following steps:

1. From the Administration tab, click Users > All Users and Contacts > Create.
2. Enter the user information.
3. From the Type list, select External User.
4. Select the supplier.
5. Enter the Phone Numbers, Email Addresses, Street Address, and PO Box Address.
6. Optional: Enter the External Source name and ID.
7. Click Save.
   Notes:

   • For external users, the external users are created from an external system. You must specify the External Source name and ID.
   • For information about the maximum permitted characters in the fields when creating a user, see HR Batch Upload Template Formats.