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Creating an Account

Prerequisites

  • You have logged in to the DDM console.
  • There are schemas available in the DDM instance that you want to create an account for.

Procedure

  1. In the instance list, locate the required DDM instance and click its name.
  2. In the navigation pane, choose Accounts.

    Figure 1 Account management

  3. On the displayed page, click Create Account and configure the required parameters.

    Figure 2 Creating a DDM account
    Table 1 Required parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Name

    Account name. The name:

    • Must start with a letter.
    • Is case-insensitive.
    • Must be 6 to 32 characters long.
    • Contains only letters, digits, and underscores (_).

    Password

    Password of the account. The password:

    • Must contain 8 to 32 characters.
    • Must be a combination of any three of the following character types: letters, digits, spaces, and special characters `~!@#$%^&*()-_=+\\|[{}];:'\"<.>/?
    • Cannot be a weak password that is overly simple and easily guessed.

    Confirm Password

    None

    Permissions

    Permissions of a DDM account, including:

    • Basic Permissions: CREATE, DROP, ALTER, INDEX, INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE, and SELECT
    • Extended Permissions: Table query, Table delete, and Table update

      When you configuring permissions, select basic permissions based on your needs.

      After you select a basic permission, the corresponding extended permissions are selected automatically. Not every basic permission corresponds to an extended permission. The extended permissions for each basic permission are as follows:
      • Table query corresponds to SELECT.
      • Table delete corresponds to DELETE.
      • Table update corresponds to UPDATE.

    Schema

    The schema to be associated with the account. You can select an existing schema from the drop-down list.

    The account can access only the associated schemas.

    Description

    A description of the account, which cannot exceed 256 characters.

  4. Confirm the settings and click OK.
Parent topic: Account Management