System Preferences

Access this form with Administrative user rights using Options>System Preferences.

Use this form to set up system-wide preferences for Administration, General Ledger, and all modules that are installed. You can choose to:

• Allow a user to log on to more than one Workstation at a time
• Use Windows Authentication to maintain security when accessing MIP Fund Accounting by using a Windows network user name and password
• Set a Minimum Password Character Length (Security>Maintain Users)
• Select how often a password should be reset
• Enter a default From email address for Alerts

 

Allow User to Log On to more than One Workstation at a Time: Clear this check box if you do not want a user to log on to more than one workstation at a time. (By default this option is selected.) This is a convenient feature when you have personnel who need to log on to a different workstation without logging off their own workstation.

Use Windows Authentication: Select this check box to maintain security but eliminate the hassle of administering multiple passwords by granting access to MIP Fund Accounting through each user's network user name and password. Windows Authentication is only available when connected to a network with Windows Active Directory. Existing users in the system are no longer valid when this check box is selected, with the exception of User "Admin."

If the Use Windows Authentication check box is cleared, the Windows network user names remain valid; however, all user passwords are set to A6i1a_MIP (capital A, number six, lower-case i, number one, lower-case a, underscore, all caps MIP).

Password

• Minimum Password Character Length: Set a minimum length for the password. Passwords must be a minimum of 8 characters.
• Days Before Passwords Expire: Set the number of days before the user's password expires. Minimum value is 1 and maximum value is 365. If a user does not change their password before it expires, they will be required to reset their password at next login.

Note: If the Use Windows Authentication check box is selected, the password features will not be available.

Password requirements:

• Include at least one uppercase and one lowercase letter
• Include at least one number
• Cannot contain spaces at the beginning or end
• Cannot be one of the last 6 passwords used

Alert Defaults

• Email From Address: Enter an email address that can be used system-wide for all alert messages. By keeping a consistent From address your email recipients will recognize and identify where the email is coming from and will more likely NOT mark the email as spam; which is important to ensure the delivery and receipt of the notification. It is recommended that you create a generic email address, related to the purpose of your alert email, but use something the receiver will recognize and know it is a trusted source. Note that the system is limited to one From email address. Some examples include: "alert@yourorganization.org", "MIPalert@yourdomain.gov", and "yourorganizationALERT@yourdomain.com"

If the Use Custom Credentials check box was selected and a User name was entered on the Organization>Organization Information>Email Setup tab, the “From” email address here must match the User name, in order to use the selected Process Type’s format.
You cannot use a User name with someone else's email address when the Use Custom Credentials check box is selected.