Credentials are centrally stored in VisualCron for re-usage. Credentials might be needed in some of the following cases:
| • | Your Execute task requires to run as a certain user to access certain rights |
| • | You need to run an SQL with a trusted connection |
| • | You need to do some kind of authentication against a web server |
| • | Other permission request |
Normally, all tasks are launched from the VisualCron Server which runs as a service with LOCALSYSTEM account. That account may not have access to your network drives, certain folders etc. - that is why you need to use a Credential some times.
The Manage credentials window can be reached either from the main menu Manage -> Manage credentials option.
When you open the window your current user name is written along with the name of your current computer/domain. Click on Add to create a centrally stored Credential. After adding the Credential it is available in all places where you can use Credentials. In those places you need to select the Credential you want to use like this:
