Create account configuration window

The personal information displayed in the Create account process is specified in the Create account configuration window. You can mark fields as required in this window.

Note: If you have installed a Public view website, you must enter the base URL so users can log on.

From System Setup select Set up customer web components > Create account configuration.

Base url for public website

Enter the base URL, which is the root address for the website that does not include any subfolder names).

Send new account validation email (require that new users be validated before logging on)

Specifies whether Public users who create an account for themselves receive a registration verification email after creating an account. When selected, a user must be validated before going directly to the page they were seeking. The settings for this email are included on this Create account configuration window.

Show the SIC code field/Require the SIC code field

Specifies whether to show and/or require the user to enter the Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) code that identifies the primary business of an establishment.

Default expiration date, in years from account creation

Specifies how many years the account exists in the system until it is marked as expired.

Tip: Several of the fields on this configuration window relate to creating non-individual accounts (see Creating non-individual accounts in Web view), for Full and Casual users to enter new accounts.