FACTS sign-in process

The FACTS sign-in process uses these steps, in this order:

  1. If the environment variables for auto start are set, they take precedence. These specific environment variables are checked:

If SSI_USER is set, but there is any issue with any of the environment variable values (e.g. an incorrect password, unauthorized company, etc.) the PxPlus session will terminate. If all of the values are valid, the log-in process will proceed with the given values.

If SSI_USER is not set, processing will proceed with Step 2:

  1. If the current workstation can be verified to have an existing FACTS session currently running, based on the following rules, a new session will automatically start without requiring the user to enter the user code, password and company (this is not considered Auto sign-in; the initial sign-in requires the user to specify log in information and subsequent sign ins bypass the sign-in screen, using the user’s initial credentials).

      For this to apply, these conditions must be true.

If any of the above conditions is not met, processing will proceed with Step 3.

  1. Auto sign-in (ASI) will be checked. ASI does not require the user to already have a running session of FACTS for which they provided log in credentials. For ASI to function, these conditions must be met.
  2. If all of the above is true, the user will be automatically signed-in, and the command line options will be checked and honored. If any of the above is not true, the user will be presented with the standard sign-in screen and will be required to provide valid credentials.