.. _create_a_customer:
Create a Customer
-----------------
.. _18.1-Patch-Bundle-3|VOSSSOL-10561:
1. Log in as provider or reseller administrator, depending on which organization
manages the customer.
Log in with the provider or reseller administrator's email address, which is
case-sensitive. The provider administrator can find the reseller administrator's
email address by choosing **User Management > Local Admins** and then clicking
the reseller.
2. If logged in as provider, and the customer is to be added under a reseller,
set the hierarchy path to the reseller.
3. Choose **Customer Management > Customers**.
4. Click **Add**.
5. Complete the following fields:
.. tabularcolumns:: |p{2.5cm}|p{11.5cm}|
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Field | Description |
+====================+===============================================+
| | The name of the customer. This field is |
| | mandatory. |
| | |
| | Note: |
| | |
| Customer Name | Any spaces in the customer name are converted |
| | to underscores in the customer local |
| | administrator name and email, if the **Create |
| | Local Admin** check box is selected. |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Description | Customer description |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| | Customer domain. This field is used to create |
| | email addresses for: |
| | |
| | * The customer default local administrator, |
| | for example: Customer1Admin@customer1.com |
| | |
| | * Site default local administrators under |
| Domain Name | the customer, for example: |
| | Site1Admin@customer1.com |
| | |
| | If the customer domain is omitted, the |
| | provider domain (or reseller domain, if the |
| | customer is under a reseller in the hierarchy |
| | and the reseller domain was provided) is used |
| | instead. |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Public Sector | Set the Customer as a Public Sector customer. |
| | Used for License Reporting. |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Create Local Admin | Controls whether a default local |
| | administrator is created for the customer. |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| | The Provider or Reseller role used to create |
| | a new role prefixed with the customer name. |
| Cloned Admin Role | The created customer role, shown in the |
| | **Default Admin Role** field, is assigned to |
| | the default local administrator user. This |
| | field appears only if the **Create Local |
| | Admin** check box is selected. |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| | The created customer role that is assigned to |
| Default Admin Role | the default local administrator. This field |
| | is read-only, and appears only if the **Create|
| | Local Admin** check box is selected. |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| | The password to assign to the default local |
| Default Admin | administrator. This field appears and is |
| Password | mandatory only if the **Create Local Admin** |
| | check box is selected. |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Repeat Default | Confirm the default local administrator |
| Admin Password | password. This field appears and is mandatory |
| | only if the **Create Local Admin** check box |
| | is selected. |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
6. Click **Save**.
.. note::
When deleting a customer, remove any entities associated with the
customer like LDAP, SSO providers, Devices, and NDLs.