Script Steps Reference

114 FileMaker Script Steps Reference
Add Account
Format
Add Account [Account Name: <account name>; Password: <password>;
Privilege Set: “<privilege set>”; Expire password]
Options
Click Specify to display the “Add Account” Options dialog box, where you can set the
following options.
• Account Name is the name for the new account. You can enter literal text or click
Specify to create a new account name from a calculation.
• Password is the password for the new account. You can enter literal text or click
Specify to create a new password from a calculation.
• Privilege Set lets you assign a predefined privilege set for this user or create a new
privilege set.
The Full Access privilege set cannot be assigned via this script step. Accounts with
Full Access privilege sets must be created manually.
• User must change password on next login When selected, this option forces users
to change their password the next time they log in to the database.
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Adds a new account name, password, and privilege set. The account name and password
can be literals stored with this script step, or generated at runtime based on calculations
that you set up.
Notes
• Account names must be unique.
• You must be assigned the Full Access privilege set to perform this script step. Select
Run script with full access privileges to enable users with less than full access
privileges to perform this script step.
Example
Add Account [Account Name: "MyAccount"; Password: "MyPassword";
Privilege Set: "[Data Entry Only]"; Expire password]