The ability to integrate external suppliers into the 3YD platform offers platform owners the opportunity to expand their additive manufacturing capabilities beyond internal resources. With the integration of external AM service providers, platform owners can access a wider range of printing capabilities and streamline their procurement process. However, it is important to ensure that external suppliers are granted limited access only to the necessary information for order processing and do not have access to sensitive data such as pricing, materials, and user information of other integrated services.
Permissions and access rights of internal service users vs external service users
Permission | Internal Service User | External Service User |
|---|---|---|
AMPI access | ✅ | ❌ |
User Panel access | ✅ | ❌ |
Service Panel access | ✅ | ✅ |
User list in Create Quote/Order | Unrestricted list | Restricted list |
This can be achieved by following the steps outlined below.
Restricting platform access to new users
The platform owner must invite external service users explicitly and therefore prevent uncontrolled registration and access to the platform. This can be achieved by enabling Force verify user in the admin panel.
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If platform access was unrestricted, then external Service users could simply register as new users and would be granted access to the User Panel, where they could see all offers of all Services.
Create a new Service (Fulfillment Partner) as described in https://3yourmind.atlassian.net/l/cp/yC1AvGQ8.