pCon.login for pCon.update users

    You can log in to your pCon.update account via the pCon.login website.


    This guide provides further information on what needs to be adjusted in the following situations:


    1. Employees in your organisation use a shared pCon.update user account.
    2. Employees in your organisation use individual user accounts for pCon.update.


    1. Assigning individual user accounts on pCon.login

    If your colleagues are currently using a common user account on pCon.update, proceed as follows:

    The colleague who manages the common pCon.update user account is the first to register for pCon.login. By being the first to register for pCon.login, this colleague automatically becomes the administrator of your organization account. Visit https://login.pcon-solutions.com/. Click Register.

    1. The future administrator will visit the website https://login.pcon-solutions.com/.
    2. There he/she logs in with the username and password of pCon.update.
    3. He/she then invites colleagues to join pCon.login. For more information, see section 4: Inviting users.
    4. The colleagues accept the invitation.

    After accepting the invitation, your colleagues will receive an individual account under the umbrella of the pCon.login organisation account. All employees have access to the same manufacturer libraries and can log in to all services supported by pCon.login with their e-mail address and pCon.login password.


    1.2 Integration of individual accounts in your organization

    If your colleagues use individual accounts for pCon.update, proceed as follows:

    First you determine which pCon.update user account contains the manufacturer catalogs you want to continue using. Choose the account that provides access to the manufacturer catalogs that best fit your organization's needs. The colleague who manages the chosen account registers first for pCon.login (and automatically becomes the administrator of your organization account).

    1. The future administrator will visit the website https://login.pcon-solutions.com.
    2. There he/she logs in with the username and password of pCon.update.
    3. He/she then invites colleagues to join pCon.login. For more information, see section 4: Inviting users.
    4. The colleagues accept the invitation.

    After accepting the invitation, your colleagues will receive an individual account under the umbrella of the pCon.login organisation account. All employees have access to the same manufacturer catalogs and can log in to all services supported by pCon.login with their e-mail address and pCon.login password.


    Attention! After you have become a member of the pCon.login organization account you no longer have access to the manufacturer catalogs of your personal account. These will be replaced by the catalogs of the organization account. You will automatically have access to all manufacturer catalogs that have been approved for the organization.

    Missing manufacturer catalogs are requested by an administrator of your organization. To request catalogs, log in to pCon.login and go to the "manufacturer catalogs" page. On this page you can request release for manufacturer catalogs. If certain departments within your company need to use separate manufacturer catalogs, the administrator of the organization account can create channels for separate access to these catalogs. See section 6: Channels.


    3. Channels

    Within your pCon.login account it is possible to create channels. A channel is a specific combination of manufacturer catalogs and pCon desktop applications.

    Within most organizations, employees use the same catalogs and applications. In this case, all members of the company account can be assigned to the same channel (predefined as standard) and there is no need to create additional channels.


    It may happen that certain departments or teams need access to specific catalogs. If this applies, it makes sense to create additional channels within your company account. In this section you will read more about creating channels and how you can use them to control user access.


    To each channel you assign only those users who work with the catalogs and applications available in this channel. In the steps below you can read more about when it can be useful to create channels and how you can handle this:

    1. Create an overview of the departments within your company that need access to specific manufacturer catalogs and pCon.applications. It is necessary to create a separate channel for each of these departments. When several departments or teams use the same catalogs and applications, you can group them in the same channel.
    2. Check if each member of your organization account is assigned to 1 department. Each member can only be assigned to 1 channel!
    3. Make 1 or more colleagues responsible for a channel (channel manager). This person(s) is/are responsible for the channel in question. Administrators can be responsible for multiple channels.


    3.1 Creating channels

    Follow the steps below to create a channel:

    1. Click on User groups in the menu on the left. Create a new user group for each channel and assign the members of the corresponding department. Create an additional group for the channel administrators.
    2. Click on Channels in the menu on the left. And click on the + symbol on the Channels page to add a channel:


    3. Enter a name and description for the new channel. Note: The name and description will be sent to the respective manufacturer when requesting manufacturer libraries.
    4. Add Administrators and Users of the channel by the corresponding groups on the Add Channel page.
    5. Click Save to create the channel.

    3.2 Request manufacturer catalogs for a channel

    There are 2 options to request a manufacturer catalog for a channel.


    1. Via the Channels page: Click on the Catalog button to open the Manufacturers page. On this page you can choose the libraries you want to use in the channel concerned.



    2. Via the Manufacturers catalogs page: Open the drop-down menu in the upper right corner, select the appropriate channel and request manufacturer catalogs for this (see also section 5.2).



    3.3 Assigning applications to a channel

    Channels can also be used to give certain teams/departments access to certain software applications. Assigning applications to channels is only necessary for Desktop applications. When using mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.) and web applications do not use additional settings or assignments.

    There are 2 options to request a application for a channel.

    1. Via the Channels page: Click the Applications button to open the Applications page. On this page you can choose the applications you want to use in the channel.



    2. From the Applications page: Open the drop-down menu in the upper right corner, select the appropriate channel and select the desired applications.



    It is only possible to select applications from certain sales areas. If the Application page does not contain a selection function, please contact the contact person as mentioned on the Application page.

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