Access Token for AgilePoint NX

Configure an access token to connect to AgilePoint NX.

Figure: AgilePoint NX Access Token Configuration screen

AgilePoint NX Access Token Configuration screen

Background and Setup

Good to Know

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Token Name

Function:
Specifies the unique name for your connection to AgilePoint NX.
Accepted Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:
A description for your access token.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

User Account

Function:
Specifies the user account to connect to AgilePoint NX.
Accepted Values:
Default Value:
Custom User

REST Service URL

Function:
Specifies the REST AgilePoint Service URL for your tenant.

For more information, refer to Find Your AgilePoint Service URL in AgilePoint NX.

To Open this Field:
  1. Click Connect to Other AgilePoint Server.
Accepted Values:
A valid AgilePoint service URL.
Default Value:
None

User Name

Function:
Specifies the user name for AgilePoint NX authentication.
Accepted Values:
A valid user name.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Password

Function:
The password for the authentication account.
Accepted Values:
An alphanumeric string that represents a password.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Authorization

Function:
Specifies an authorization value to connect to AgilePoint NX.
Accepted Values:
A valid authorization value.

When you click Generate button, this field completes.

Default Value:
None

Test Connection

Function:
Makes sure the specified Active Directory account is correct.

Encrypt

Function:
Stores the access token in the AgilePoint database as encrypted data.
Note: AgilePoint recommends you to store this access token in the database in encrypted format.
Accepted Values:
  • Deselected - The access token is in plain text in the database.
  • Selected - The access token is encrypted in the database.
Default Value:
Selected
Limitations:
  • This field was removed from the UI in AgilePoint NX OnPremises and Private Cloud v7.0 Software Update 2. Access token credentials are encrypted by default. If you want to store credentials in unencrypted format, contact AgilePoint Customer Support.