Username or -alias

General Information | Sources | Targets | Configuration

General Information

The Login Method type Username or -alias consists of a username or alias.

It can be accessed through 5 sources and has currently 1 possible targets. This Login Method type does not feature any configuration.

Possible Sources

Shortname	Longname	Description	Requires configuration
Default	Default Source	The default source for this Login Method Type (Provided)	Yes
System Reference	Source referenced by the System	The currently logged in user	No
Profile Reference	User Profile Reference	An attribute in the user profile.	Yes
User Attribute Reference	User Attribute Reference	An attribute in the User attributes of the currently logged in user.	Yes
Provided	Provided Source	A statically provided username or -alias	Yes

Possible Targets

Shortname	Longname	Description
Default	Default Target	The default target for this Login Method Type (System will determine the target)

Sources

Sources define the kind how the value of this Login Method is obtained.

Default Source / Provided Source:

Parameter	Datatype	Description	Mandatory
username	String	The username or alias	Yes

Source referenced by the System:

The system reference uses the login name of the currently logged-in user. If an Anonymous User logs in and this Login Method will be used, then an exception will occur.

User Profile Reference:

An attribute in the currently logged-in user’s profile which is referenced by the provided key will be used as a login method. The attribute in the profile must be a string.

Parameter	Datatype	Description	Mandatory
User Profile Key	String	The key to the attribute for the currently logged in user.	Yes

User Attribute Reference:

An attribute in the currently logged-in user’s user attributes which is referenced by the provided name and category will be used as a login method. The attribute in the profile must be a string.

Parameter	Datatype	Description	Mandatory
User Attribute Name	String	The name of the referenced attribute in the user attributes.	Yes
User Attribute Category	String	The category of the referenced attribute in the user attributes.	Yes

Targets

Targets define how the Login Method should be used in connectors.

Default Target:

The Default Target let the Simplifier define how this Login Method should be used. For example in SQL, this Login Method will result in an user without a password.