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This document describes how to sign up for a personal InfoEx account of the website of the Canadian Avalanche Association.
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This document describes how to sign up for a personal InfoEx account.
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
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Everybody who would like to access the InfoEx and contribute to the exchange is required to have a personal InfoEx account with the Canadian Avalanche Association. Avalanche safety operations subscribing to the InfoEx can then give individuals access to their InfoEx subscription by linking the individuals' accounts to their operation. See [[How to add a user to your operation]] for more information in this topic.
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Everybody who would like to access InfoEx and contribute to the exchange is required to have a personal InfoEx account. Avalanche safety operations subscribing to InfoEx can then give individuals access to their InfoEx subscription by linking the individuals' accounts to their operation. See [[Adding users to your operation]] for more information on this topic.
  
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The practice of individual user accounts is different from the approach taken during previous years where subscribers were encouraged to only maintain a limited number of user accounts. The reason for changing this practice is that individuals accounts offer new possibilities for ensuring the safety of the data submitted to the InfoEx.
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The reasons for having individual user accounts include enhancing data security and enabling all users to receive reports by email and to make their own customizations.
  
 
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{{Note|The system also uses this email address for the delivery of the email InfoEx reports. Therefore make sure that you choose an email address that you use regularly.}}
 
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|Click on <span class="ButtonGrey">Register</span> to complete the sign up process. You now have an account on the InfoEx system. Before you can access the InfoEx, your employer needs to link your account to his operation and give you the necessary access privileges.</td>
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|Click on <span class="ButtonBlue">Register</span> to complete the sign up process. You now have an account in the InfoEx system. Before you can access the InfoEx, your employer needs to link your account to his operation and give you the necessary access privileges.
 
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==Related documents==
 
==Related documents==
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* [[How to reset or change the password for your personal InfoEx account]]
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* [[How to add a user to your operation]]
 
  
 
==Functionality tested by==
 
==Functionality tested by==
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* Oct. 14: Pascal Haegeli
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* Nov. 20, 2015: Stuart Smith
  
 
[[Category: Administration]] [[Category: Super User]] [[Category: Operation Administrator]] [[Category: Submission Moderator]] [[Category: User]]
 
[[Category: Administration]] [[Category: Super User]] [[Category: Operation Administrator]] [[Category: Submission Moderator]] [[Category: User]]

Latest revision as of 14:20, 20 November 2015

REQUIREMENTS
Permission All user levels
Connectivity Online only

This document describes how to sign up for a personal InfoEx account.

Background

Everybody who would like to access InfoEx and contribute to the exchange is required to have a personal InfoEx account. Avalanche safety operations subscribing to InfoEx can then give individuals access to their InfoEx subscription by linking the individuals' accounts to their operation. See Adding users to your operation for more information on this topic.

The reasons for having individual user accounts include enhancing data security and enabling all users to receive reports by email and to make their own customizations.

Step-by-step description

1. Visit https://infoex.avalancheassociation.ca/
2. Click on the "Register account" link and complete all of the fields. Your email address will be your username for signing into the InfoEx system. NOTE: this is case sensitive.
NOTE The system also uses this email address for the delivery of the email InfoEx reports. Therefore make sure that you choose an email address that you use regularly.
3. Click on Register to complete the sign up process. You now have an account in the InfoEx system. Before you can access the InfoEx, your employer needs to link your account to his operation and give you the necessary access privileges.

Related documents

Functionality tested by

  • Nov. 20, 2015: Stuart Smith
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