Credential Profiles simplify the use and management of user credentials in adTempus. Each Credential Profile stores the user ID and password for a single user account. In most cases this will be a Windows user account, but you may also need to store other kinds of credentials, such as the credentials for connecting to a protected Web server.
Instead of storing user IDs and passwords with each object that uses them (for example, in each job that runs under a user account), adTempus stores the information in one place (the Credential Profile) and then stores a reference to the Credential Profile in each object that uses it.
Credential Profiles offer several benefits.
If the password for an account is changed, the password only has to be changed once in adTempus, in the Credential Profile. The new password will immediately be used by all jobs that use the profile.
Users can be granted permission to use a Credential Profile without knowing the password for the account.
For example, it is often necessary that jobs be run under user accounts with Administrative privileges, and non-administrative users may need to configure and manage these jobs. Instead of telling these users the password for an administrative account to use on jobs, an authorized Administrator (who knows the account's password) can create a Credential Profile, and grant other users permission to use the profile. These users will now be able to schedule jobs using this account without having access to the account's password.
Once a user has been granted permission to use a Credential Profile, that user does not have to type in (or even know) the password for the profile. When entering credentials for a new job or other object, the user only has to type the user ID.
Generally, Credential Profiles will be created automatically, as needed. In places where credentials need to be specified (such as the User Account box in a job's properties), the user simply types in the user ID for the account. adTempus will then prompt the user for the password and create a new Credential Profile if necessary, as described in the Entering User Credentials topic.
You can also create profiles through the Credential Profiles window.
Authorized users can view and manage Credential Profiles through the Credential Profiles window.
If the password changes for an account, use the Credential Profiles to edit the associated Credential Profile and change the password in adTempus.