Create User Accounts in Sterling File Gateway

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About this task

User accounts work with permissions to provide security for your organization. These features make it possible to regulate which users have access to each module in Sterling File Gateway and what functions each user can perform. To create a user account:

Procedure

  1. From Sterling File Gateway, select Tools > B2B Console.
  2. From within Sterling File Gateway, select Accounts > User Accounts > Create a new Account.
  3. Complete the steps in the wizard. Supply the following information about the user:
    • Authentication type (external)
    • User ID
    • Password (For the default user policy, the password must be six characters or more and contain at least two of the following characters: (number, capital letter, !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *)
    • Confirm Password
    • Policy (Default User Policy)
    • SSH Authorized User Key
    • Session Timeout (in minutes)
    • Accessibility (Dashboard UI)
    • Dashboard Theme (Default)
  4. Select one or more of the following groups to assign the user to, based on their job responsibilities:
    • Sterling File Gateway Integration Architects
    • Sterling File Gateway Operators
    • Sterling File Gateway Route Provisioners
    • Sterling File Gateway System Administrators
    Note: Do not assign the myFileGateway user to the trading partner group. Otherwise, the user will not be able to login to the Sterling File Gateway application.
    Note: For full Sterling File Gateway functionality, each of these groups must have at least one user. By default, the following users are created during installation: fg_sysadmin, fg_architect, fg_provisioner, and fg_operator. One user can belong to multiple groups.
    Note: To create the equivalent of fg_sysadmin, assign all the Sterling File Gateway groups listed above and the Sterling B2B Integrator Admin group to the user.
  5. Supply the following information for the user:
    • Given Name
    • Surname
    • E-mail
    • Pager
    • Preferred Language (English, Japanese)
    • Manager ID
    • Identity
  6. Review and confirm the user to create the new user account.