Navigation: Customers

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Overview:

This article covers how to set up and manage Customer user access to the Customer Storefront.


Access to the Storefront is not provided through the same URL as access to the ION management console.  To access the Customer Storefront (URL), associated to your ION account, please refer to this article: How Do I Find the End-Customer Portal URL?


In this article, you learn how to:

  • Create User Credentials
  • Reset passwords
  • Update user status
  • Delete end users


Prerequisite: Customer profile has been created.  


To create a new customer, refer to this article:  Create a New Customer


If a customer profile is created using the sign-up process from the Storefront the end user login credentials are created at that time. Additional users must be created by you in your ION platform management console.  



 


Add Users (from Management Console)

1. Log into the platform - https://ion.tdsynnex.com 

2. Select the Customers menu

3. Select a customer from the list, click Edit

4. Select the Users menu

6. Click Add

7. From the Add User screen, complete all the required fields

8. Select a Status

  • Pending Approval - This indicates an end-user registered through your Customer Storefront. You can either approve or deny the request.
  • Active (Recommended) - This status indicates the user is approved for access to the Custom Storefront. If you create a temporary password, request that the client to use the Forgot Password link to set up a custom password.
  • Suspended - User is unable to log into the portal.


9. Click Save


Send an email to the User with the Customer Portal URL requesting them to use the Forgot Password link login.  




Note:  Currently, the Forgot Password feature is limited to the first user created under the customer.  Additionally, you cannot auto-generate customer portal invitations for add-on Users.



Edit User Status

1. Log into the platform - https://ion.tdsynnex.com

2. Select the Customer menu

3. Select the customer account associated with the user and click Edit

4. From the General menu, click Users

5. Select a user from the list and click Edit

6. Under the Status field, click the drop-down.  The options are:  Active or Suspended (Pending Approval should not be selected)

6. When complete, click Save


Delete a User

1. Log into the platform - https://ion.tdsynnex.com

2. Select the Customer menu

3. Select the customer account profile associated with the user and click Edit

4. From the General menu, click Users

5. Select a user from the list and click Edit

4. Click Users menu (in the Left column)

5. Select the user and click [Delete]. The Deletion Confirmation dialog displays.

6. Click "Yes" to complete the action



Customer Portal URL:

URL without nickname: https://ion.tdsynnex/v2c/catalog?accountName= (enter your company nickname here).

You can find your nickname in StreamOne Ion under [Settings]> Account Information page.  For more information regarding the Customer Portal URL, please read the Knowledge Base article: How Do I Find the End-Customer Portal URL?


Customer Portal (example)




Reseller-facing video Tutorial:  Assigning Customer Credentials for Customer Portal Access



Customer-facing video Tutorial: How to Navigate in the Cloud Customer Portal   In this tutorial, end-customers will learn: How to Sign in or request a Password Reset - View Dashboards - View Cloud Billing Reports - Save a custom billing Report - Export report as CSV - Create a Pivot Table in Excel - Add Slicers to the Pivot Table - View Billing Statements (non-payable Invoices) - View settings and account details - View a list of cloud accounts and subscriptions - And view the options for Dashboard filters & customize. 
*Topics not included in this tutorial: Catalog, Support, My Order or My Products*