Supplier Portal uses the following basic concepts regarding the administration of users.

• Identity

  Users are uniquely identified by their email addresses and user names.

• User statuses

  Whether or not a user is allowed to log into the portal is determined by the status assigned to the user.

• Roles

  Every user is assigned a role. Roles are a way to control what users can and cannot do after logging in to the portal.

• Groups and vendor

  In addition to having a role assigned, buyer admin users also have to be assigned to a group, and supplier users to a vendor. This assignment determines the initial authorizations of the user. In the case of buyer admin users, it also determines the Worklist that is displayed for the user.

• Privileges

  Buyer admin users have a set of privileges assigned that determine the default actions that these users are allowed to complete.