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

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Users are uniquely identified by their email addresses and user names.
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Whether or not a user is allowed to log into the portal is determined by the status assigned to the user.
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Every user is assigned a role. Roles are a way to control what users can and cannot do after logging in to the portal.
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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.
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Buyer admin users have a set of privileges assigned that determine the default actions that these users are allowed to complete.