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Standard | Runtime user name and runtime password of a user. |
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Resolvable | Runtime user name and runtime password of a user that you can embed into a task or script without exposing the password in clear text. |
Web Service | Runtime user name and runtime password of a user running a Web Service task. |
Runtime user name and runtime password of a user connecting to an incoming mail server (IMAP). |
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Unless Credentials must be embedded, we recommend defining Standard Credentials. If required, you can always convert a Standard Credential to a Resolvable Credential at a future time. |
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You can convert a Credential from any type to any type.
To convert a Credential type from Standard to Resolvable, Web Service, or Email, the Resolvable Credentials Permitted, Web Service Credentials Permitted, or Email Credentials Permitted Universal Controller system property, respectively, must be set to true.
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- Click the Convert... button in the 63577444 Credential Details.
- Select Convert... in the Credentials Details action menu.
- Select Convert... for a specific Credential in the Credentials List action menu.
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Resolvable Credentials are meant to be used with scripts and commands specified in tasks, and resolved when the script or command is executed. They provide the script or command with access to Credentials (user name and password) without having to hard-code the Credentials in the script, command, or parameters itself.
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Step 1 | From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Other > Credentials. The Credentials list displays a list of all currently defined Credentials. |
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Step 2 | Enter/select Details for a new Credential, using the field descriptions below as a guide. As a best practice, use an alias in the Name field, as you may have several identical user names for different systems all having different passwords.
To display more of the Details fields on the screen, you can either:
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Step 3 | Click a Save button. The Credential is added to the database, and all buttons and tabs in the Credential Details are enabled. |
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To open an existing record on the list, either:
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The following Credential Details is for an existing credential. See the field descriptions, below, for a description of all fields that display in the Credential Details.
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Details | This section contains detailed information about the credential. | ||||||||||||
Name |
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Version | System-supplied; version number of the current record, which is incremented by Universal Controller every time a user updates a record. Click on the 63577444 Versions tab to view previous versions. For details, see Record Versioning. | ||||||||||||
Description |
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Member of Business Services |
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| Provider | Specifies Provider. Options:
Default is Universal Controller. | ||||||||||||
| Provider Parameters | When switching the Provider option, the default 63577444 Provider Parameters for each provider will be populated. When switching to the Universal Controller provider, the 63577444 Provider Parameters will not be displayed. | ||||||||||||
Runtime User |
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Runtime Password |
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Key Location |
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Passphrase |
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| Token |
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Metadata | This section contains Metadata information about this record. | ||||||||||||
UUID | Universally Unique Identifier of this record. | ||||||||||||
Updated By | Name of the user that last updated this record. | ||||||||||||
Updated | Date and time that this record was last updated. | ||||||||||||
Created By | Name of the user that created this record. | ||||||||||||
Created | Date and time that this record was created. | ||||||||||||
Buttons | This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Credential Details that let you perform various actions. | ||||||||||||
Save | Saves a new Credential record in the Controller database. | ||||||||||||
Save & New | Saves a new record in the Controller database and redisplays empty Details so that you can create another new record. | ||||||||||||
Save & View | Saves a new record in the Controller database and continues to display that record. | ||||||||||||
New | Displays empty (except for default values) Details for creating a new record. | ||||||||||||
Update |
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| Test Provider | For providers other than Universal Controller. Test Provider button will be available for validating the configured Provider Parameters. | ||||||||||||
Convert... | Allows you to convert the current Credential 63577444 Type to a new type and define a new password for the Credential (see 63577444 Converting Credential Types). | ||||||||||||
Delete |
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Refresh | Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details. | ||||||||||||
Close | For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this credential. | ||||||||||||
Tabs | This section identifies the tabs across the top of the Credential Details that provide access to additional information about the credential. | ||||||||||||
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