Overview
LEA coordinators can use the SIS Vendor Credentialing screen to establish credentials for their SIS vendors to access PDF, HTML, and video SSRs (if the SIS vendor has configured the API specifications).
Vendor credentials consist of a username and “secret key.” One set of credentials is generated per LEA regardless of the number of vendors. The credentials are for use only by the SIS vendors and last for 365 days from the time they are generated. The LEA must securely provide this information to each vendor to allow for the secure transfer of electronic SSRs from TOMS to the identified vendor.
As the expiration date approaches, TOMS provides reminders to LEA coordinators to regenerate vendor credentials in TOMS. The reminders include the following:
- Notification emails—TOMS sends the LEA coordinator email reminders two weeks, one week, three days, and one day prior to the 365-day expiration date, until credentials are regenerated.
- MyTOMS Home—An announcement is displayed on the MyTOMS Home page beginning 14 days before vendor credentials expire and remains there until the vendor credentials are regenerated.
- Text notification in TOMS—A current expiration-day countdown is displayed on the Credentials screen.
To access the SIS Vendor Credentialing screen, select the [Credentialing] navigation tab from the top navigation bar (figure 1).
Figure 1. [Credentialing] navigation tab
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