Billing User

The Billing User object is a child of the Billing Users object.

Each Billing User object defines a user that is able to access billing information on the NE defined by its grandparent MetaSwitch object. Note that for a particular user to have access to multiple NEs, you must create a Billing User object below each corresponding MetaSwitch object.

To configure and enable a new Billing User, you need to do the following:


Parameter

Access

Description
User name Create Name for the Billing User. Specify a name of up to 8 characters.
New password Change The password that this user should use to logon to the NE to access billing records. Enter a password of 6 - 8 characters. Note the screen will display a * character for each character that is entered as the password is entered. After the user has been created, the content of this field will not be displayed for security purposes; the password has been configured. Passwords must:
  • be at least six characters long
  • contain at least two upper or lower case letters in the first six characters
  • contain at least one number or special character in the first six characters.
Confirm new password Change The password that this user should use to logon to the NE to access billing records. If the value specified is not identical to that specified in the previous field, the request to enable the user will fail with an appropriate error message.
User description Change Textual information about the user. This field is optional. Specify a string of up to 64 characters.
Password expiry period Change Specifies the number of days before the password must be changed for this user. This is not the current amount of time left before expiry, but the time between password changes. (Passwords expire at midnight, so this time is counted from midnight at the end of the day on which the password is set.) If the password is not changed within this time, the user will be locked out. Choose Use default or specify a value (in days). A value of 0 (zero) means that the password for this user will never expire. Before a Billing User's password expires, a warning log is created 3 days, 2 days and 1 day before expiry.
Days until password expiry Read only The number of days left before the current password for this user expires.
Login failures before lockout Change Specifies the number of login failures this user may make between good logins before they are locked out. Choose Use default or specify a value. A value of 0 (zero) means that the user will never be locked out because of login failures.
Number of login failures since last successful login Read only The number of login failures this user has made since their last successful login.
Account locked Change Specifies whether this user account has been locked or not. Values:
  • True
  • False (default)
This field becomes Read only if it is set to False. If the user exceeds the maximum number of login failures specified in Login failures before lockout, the account is locked and this field is set to True. To remove the lockout and allow the subscriber to log in again, set the field to False.
Requested status Read only Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to enable the Billing User. Values:
  • Enabled
    The object has been enabled.
  • Disabled
    The object has not been enabled or has been disabled.
Actual status Read only Specifies the current status of the Billing User. Values:
  • Enabled
    The object is enabled.
  • Disabled
    The object has not been enabled or has been disabled.