Associate

The following table describes the Associate options.

Option name Value Default value Description
Allow Reset of Expired Password Yes/No Yes Determines whether or not the POS prompts for a reset of an associate’s expired password.
Allow Sign On without Password Yes/No No Determines whether or not associates can sign on to the POS application without entering a password.
Associate Credentials Retention Period A numeric value from zero to 999 (None)

Determines the maximum number of days that an inactive associate's credentials is stored on the POS terminal. The duration starts after the last successful sign-in until the maximum number of days specified. When this duration is exceeded, the POS terminal voids the associate's credentials and blocks the associate from signing on.

Note

The number of days configured for this parameter is counted according to the POS terminal’s business date, not on the date of the system in which the POS is installed.
Associate Discount Lookup on the PED Yes/No No

Determines whether or not the Associate ID and PIN information is collected on the PIN pad when applying an associate discount to an item during a sales transaction.

Note

This option requires additional retailer integration and retailer-specific PIN pad screens. For more information, consult with an NCR Representative.
Associate ID Validation Source One of the following values:
  • No Validation
  • NCR Default Validation
  • Validation via the SA Interface Layer
 1

Determines the source of the associate ID validation when applying an associate discount.

  • 0—No Validation. The POS will not validate the associate ID.
  • 1—NCR Default Validation. The POS uses the local database to validate the associate ID.
  • 2—Validation via the SA Interface Layer. The POS uses SAIL to validate the associate ID.
Associate Management Password Message Time A numeric value from zero to 999 30 Specifies the number of seconds that the password message window displays before completion.
Associate Management Password Type
Note

This parameter is blacklisted.

 PIN/Strong Password 2

Determines the associate password type.

  • 1—PIN only
  • 2—Strong Password
BCrypt Encryption Work Factor A numeric value from one four to seven. 4 Designates the number of cycles to hash the password. Hashing increases the security of the password.
Days before an associate is notified about password expiration A numeric value from zero to 999 (None)

Specifies the number of days associates receive an information message before their password expires. The POS application displays the message after a successful sign-in, once per business day within the specified duration.

Note

This parameter is applicable for deployment at the Corporate-level only.
Discount ID Type One of the following values:
  • Associate ID
  • Alternate Associate ID
 Associate ID

Determines the ID type used to validate the associate discount eligibility.

  • Associate ID—Use this type if the ID used for discounts is the same as the ID the associate uses to sign on to the POS application.
  • Alternate Associate ID—Use this type if the ID used for discounts is different from the ID of the signed on associate.
Display and Print Associate Name Field One of the following values:
  • Preferred Name
  • First Name
  • Last Name
 Preferred Name Determines which associate name option is displayed on the POS application status bar and printed on the transaction receipts.
Display Associate Info on Status bar One of the following values:
  • Associate ID
  • Preferred Name
 Associate ID Specifies whether or not to display the Associate ID or the Associate Name on the POS application’s status bar.
Display, Print and POSLog Associate Field One of the following values:
  • Associate ID
  • Alternate ID
 Associate ID Specifies which associate identification type to display on the POS, print on the receipt, and use in the POSLog.
Enable Associate PIN Expiration and Renewals Yes/No No

Enables the associate PIN to expire and prompts for a renewal at designated intervals.

  • Yes—PIN expires and must be renewed.
  • No—PIN never expires.
Enable Auto Global Associate ID Yes/No No

Enables the POS to create unique associate numbers for user authentication purposes. This parameter is relevant to retailers that are moving from a store-level to an enterprise-level associate user ID management but are still requiring their store users to sign on to the POS application using their store-level associate numbers.

Note

Set to Yes when store-level associate numbers are not unique at the enterprise.
Enable Time Keeping Sign On Validation Yes/No Yes Determines whether or not the associate sign on data is validated when clocking in and out of the terminal.
Generate POSlog on Associate Sign on/Sign off Yes/No Yes Generates POSLog to track the associate POS sign on and sign off transactions.
Min. number of alphabet letters required in a password A numeric value from zero to 10 1 Specifies the minimum number of letters of the alphabet required in a password.
Min. number of characters required in a password A numeric value from zero to 20 7 Specifies the minimum password length of characters, which include the upper and lower case characters, numeric digits, and special characters.
Min. number of lowercase letter required in a password A numeric value from zero to 10 1 Specifies the number of lower case letters required in a password.
Min. number of non-alphanumeric characters required in a password A numeric value from zero to 10 1 Specifies the minimum number of special characters required in a password.
Min. number of numeric digits required in a password A numeric value from zero to 10 1 Specifies the minimum number of numeric digits required in a password.
Min. number of uppercase letter required in a password A numeric value from zero to 10 1 Specifies the minimum number of uppercase letters required in a password.
Number of days before Password expires A numeric value from zero to 99999 90

Specifies the number of days before the password expires.

Note

This parameter is applicable for deployment at the Corporate-level only.
Require PIN at Sign On A comma-separated list of numeric values of up to 255 characters 10,20,70 Specifies the security roles that are prompted to enter a PIN when signing on to the POS.
Show Change Password button Yes/No Yes Determines whether or not store associates can reset their passwords through the POS back office associate management function.
Terminated Role Codes A comma-separated list of numeric values of up to 255 characters 50, 60

Specifies the associate job role codes for terminated or inactive associates. Terminated or inactive associate cannot sign on to the POS application.

Note

For security purposes, changing the associate job role code of a terminated or inactive associate does not automatically update the associate information.
The number of minutes an associate remains locked out A numeric value from zero to 99999 30 Specifies the duration an associate remains locked out from the POS terminal.
The number of new passwords before a password can be reused A numeric value from zero to 99999 4 Indicates the number of new passwords before a password can be re-used. If the value is four, then the associate cannot re-use any of the previous four passwords.
The Number of successive failed login attempts before locked out A numeric value from zero to 99999 6 Indicates the maximum number of times an associate can consecutively fail log-in attempts before being locked out from the POS terminal.