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11.28. Action Details: Register a User
Overview
This action allows you to register new users into the LincDoc system.
Note: This action only works for an internal security provider. It does not work with the Active Directory / LDAP security provider.
The action is similar to the user registration option available from the system button. The difference is that the option available from the system button allows you to make publishable URLs for distribution, and any recipient can open up the URL to self register. LincDoc prompts the users for all of their registration details. This action allows you to make a form that can execute this registration process at any point in the form's lifecycle by attaching the action to any button or event that is executed.
Configuration
Once the action is added, the register a user dialog box allows you to edit the action's settings.
The following settings are available:
- Provider. The authentication provider that will be used to create any new accounts. For more information on providers, see Using Authentication Providers.
- Username field. Specify the field on your form that will contain the new user's username (login name).
- User full name field. Specify the field on your form that will contain the new user's full name (display name).
- E-mail field. Specify the field on your form that will contain the new user's email address.
- Add to group. The group into which new users will be added. Groups will most likely differ based on the provider you select. For more information on groups, see Managing Groups.
- Existing user UID field. If the user that is currently being registered already exists, then the existing UID of that user is pushed into the field specified by this setting.
- New user UID field. The UID that is created for this new user is pushed into the field specified by this setting.
- Expire new user link. Allows you to specify when the link sent to new users will become invalid. You can active this option using the corresponding check box, and then specify the amount of time before the link becomes invalid.
- New user email. Use the settings in this area to specify the subject and message that appears after a new user enters the necessary credentials and creates an account. You can click thehtml check box to specify that the message be sent in HTML. You can use DRAT expressions in these email messages.
- Existing user email. Use the settings in this area to specify the subject and message that appears if an existing user chooses to access LincDoc with their existing account, instead of creating a new account. You can click the html check box to specify that the message be sent in HTML. A link is provided on the registration page, allowing an existing user to enter a username and password. You can use DRAT expressions in these email messages.