Creating a Vendor Portal Administrator Account

Your system administrator must grant administrator access to your user account before you can access Alio Vendor Portal as an administrator. When administrator access is granted, you will receive an e-mail with a link that opens the Create New Account page so you can create your administrator account. Your employee number and e-mail address default on this page.

You need the following information to create your account:

First Name and Last Name
The last four digits of your social security number
Your birth date
Your zip code

You can create an account with a unique user name and password or, if instructed by your Alio Vendor Portal system administrator, create the account using your network user name and current password. Refer to the notes at the top of the Create New Account page for further instructions about creating a Alio Vendor Portal account.

You will receive a verification e-mail after the account is created. You need to click the activation link sent in this e-mail to activate your Alio Vendor Portal account. This activation link is active for a specific number of hours after the account is created (default is 48 hours). Your Alio Vendor Portal system administrator sets the expiration time limit for the activation link.

Important Information

Your Personal Information is validated against your personal information on file with Human Resources. If an inconsistency is detected, such as an incorrect employee number, the following message will display: "The account information could not be validated. Please check the personal information and try again. Please contact your Vendor Portal administrator for further assistance."

You must have an active employment status to create an Alio Vendor Portal account.

Important Information for Current ESP Users

If you have an established ESP user account, your system administrator may grant you immediate administrator access to Alio Vendor Portal. You are not required to complete the Create a Vendor Portal Administrator Account process.

Creating an account is a seven-step process:

In the e-mail received from your system administrator, click the link to open the Create New Account page.
Type your Personal Information. This includes your First Name, Last Name, Last 4 of Social Security No, Birth Date, and Zip Code.

Click the Calendar button to select your birth date from a calendar. Use the drop-down buttons to select the Month and the Year, and then click the correct date.

Your organization's user name and password policy dictate how to create your Alio Vendor Portal account.

If your organization allows a unique user name and password to be assigned to your Alio Vendor Portal account:

Step	Instructions
	Type a unique User Name and Password to access the Alio Vendor Portal. Follow these rules to create a user name and password: Create a User Name that is at least six characters in length. You can use letters, numbers, and special characters (!, $, &, etc.). Create a Password that is at least eight characters in length. Your password must include upper and lower case letters with at least one lower case letter, one or more numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) and at least one of these special characters (!@#$%^&*?_~ ).
	Retype your password in the Confirm Password field
	Type your E-mail address.

If your organization uses LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol authentication, you are required to enter your network user name and current password to create your Alio Vendor Portal account:

Step	Instructions
	Type your network User Name and Current Password to access the Alio Vendor Portal.
	Type your E-mail address.

Type three Personal Questions and Personal Answers to be used when requesting your user name or resetting your password. Examples of security questions include your favorite hobby, mother's maiden name, the name of the college from which you graduated, and so on.
Click the button to submit your request.

If an inconsistency is detected between the Personal Information and your employee record on file with Human Resources, the message "The account information could not be validated. Please check the personal information and try again. Please contact your Alio Vendor Portal administrator for further assistance." Verify that you entered the correct data in the Personal Information section.

You are now ready to enter the portal.

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