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Getting an account
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Access to the Spectrum Direct site is controlled by user accounts defined in Web profiles. You will need to create a Web profile before you can access account-specific information in the
Licence Application and Account Information areas of the site.
When you create a Web profile, a master user account is also created, and an ALS account is added to the profile. The master user can then log in and create other user accounts or add other
ALS accounts.
If you create other user accounts within a Web profile, they are not allowed to perform certain functions, because they do not have the same permissions as the master user account:
- Only the master user account can create and delete other user accounts, and attach or
remove other ALS accounts from the Web profile.
- The master user account can view and edit any application. Other user accounts can
access only their own licence applications - they cannot view or edit applications created
by other users.
- User accounts can also be denied permission to submit licence applications. This would
guarantee that the master user account holder can access and review the application
before it is submitted.
If your company uses subcontractors, you can create user accounts for your subcontractors to allow them to create licence applications for your company. When the work with a subcontractor
has terminated, you can delete its account from the profile.
Planning for Multiple Web Profiles
If your company or branch has more than one ALS account and more than person working on those accounts, you can set up multiple Web profiles to meet the needs of your company. (If your
company or branch has only one ALS account or only one user, you will only need one Web
profile. Proceed to Creating a Web Profile.)
You can create any number of Web profiles, then associate your accounts and add users to one or more of these profiles. Given this flexibility, you should carefully plan your multiple Web
profiles.
A Web profile has only one master user account. The master user account has full access to all account information and licence applications created by other users in the profile, if any. The
master user account is also used to create and maintain the Web profile.
User accounts in the Web profile can create applications and browse account information for any ALS account attached to the Web profile. Unlike master user accounts, user accounts cannot
view or edit applications created by other users, nor can they maintain the Web profile.
As an example of a Web profile scenario, ABC Telecom has its headquarters in Ottawa, and branch offices in Toronto and Montreal. Each office has its own ALS account and one staff
member managing that account. The Web profiles for the company could be set up in a number
of ways, depending on the needs of the company:
- The three offices establish three separate Web profiles for the three ALS accounts. Each
user is a master user. Users can only create and view information for their own ALS
accounts.
- A single Web profile is set up for all three accounts. The user at headquarters is the
master user, and establishes user accounts in the profile for the other two users. Users in
all three offices can create and view information for all three accounts. Users at the
branch offices can review and edit their own licence applications, but cannot review or
edit other users' applications. The master user at headquarters can review, edit, and
submit applications created by the other users in the profile.
- Each branch office establishes a Web profile for its own ALS account. At headquarters, a
Web profile is established that includes all three accounts. Users in branch offices can
create and view information only for their own ALS account in their profile. The user at
headquarters can create and view information in for all three ALS accounts, because the
three accounts are included in the headquarters profile. However, the user at headquarters
cannot review, edit, or submit applications created by the branch offices, because the
branch office users are not defined in the headquarters Web profile.
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