Users now have the ability to create their own user accounts on the Discovery Health Education website!
Each passcode is a random eight character alpha numeric string, separated by a "-" (Sample passcode: A42F-8B3D). Passcodes are automatically assigned each time an account, department, or user is created in the Discovery Health Connection site. Each District is set up as an Account in the Discovery Health Connection system and each Department is generally set up as a school.
Passcodes can be viewed in the admin.discoveryhealthconnection.com website for administrators.
Each detail page (account detail, department detail, and user detail) now has a section near the top where each subsequent passcode is displayed. The "account information" page displays a passcode at the top for each account. The "department information" page also displays a passcode at the top of each department. Lastly, the "user information" page displays each "user passcode" near the top of the page.
There is now an option for an end-user to enter a passcode on the Discovery Health Connection homepage.
Entering a proper passcode on the homepage will allow the user to create a user account. Different user account types will be created based on the type of passcode a user enters on the homepage.
Once a passcode is entered, the user will be prompted to enter his/her information and choose a username and password.
A single passcode can be used multiple times by many users. However, once an individual user has used a passcode to create his/her own user account on the site, he/she should no longer enter the passcode on the homepage and, instead, should simply login to the site with his/her selected username and password like a normal user.
If you forget your username or password, simply click the "Forgot your username or password?" link on the home page. You will then be prompted to enter your security reminder question and email address before your username and password will be emailed back to you.
Sample scenario
Assume we’ve already created an account via admin.discoveryhealthconnection.com (discoveryhealthconnection.com/admin). At this point, the account administrator could go to ‘edit account’ under "account manager," choose an account, and view the assigned passcode on the account information page. This passcode can be distributed (by phone, email, training, meeting, etc.) to any individual that is considered a Department Head (School Building Administrator). When the user comes to the site and enters this passcode, he/she will be prompted for his/her user information (see above for a sample of what the user will be asked to enter). Additionally, the user will be asked to select a “School or Organization” from the list of departments that already exists, or enter a new one. Upon completing the form and submitting it, the user’s account is created. The user will be assigned “Department/School Admin” permissions, and the user may log into the website. The same procedure pertains to any type of passcode you choose to distribute.
For example, click on a Department (i.e., a school) to view the "Teacher" passcode.
Passcode Types and how they are used
Here’s a breakdown of how each different type of passcode can be used for creating user accounts.
Account Passcode
This passcode should be given to individuals who should be allowed to create their own "Department Head (School Administrator)" user accounts.
- This passcode is assigned automatically when a new account is created and can be viewed via the admin.discoveryhealthconnection.com (discoveryhealthconnection.com/admin) site.
- This passcode will allow each user to either create a new department (i.e., School or Organization) or select from a list of departments that already exist for the account to which the passcode is associated his/her.
Once the user has created their account, the user will receive TWO email messages as follows:
- First email will contain a welcome message and a summary/reminder of the user information he/she has entered.
- Second email will contain instructions for allowing Department Heads to create his/her own department and user account.
Department/School Building Passcode
This passcode should be given to individuals allowed to create his/her own "Teacher" user accounts.
- This passcode is assigned automatically when a new department is created and can be viewed via the account manager by clicking on a department from the list of departments on the right side of the page.
- This passcode will NOT allow the user to select a department (i.e., School or Organization) themselves. Rather, the department will automatically default to the one that corresponds to the passcode they have provided. In other words, if a user provides the passcode for a department named "Sample High School," then the "School or Organization" field will automatically display "Sample High School," not allowing the user to change the selection.
- This passcode will NOT allow the user to enter his/her "Title" in the user form. Instead, title will automatically be defaulted to "Teacher."
Once the user has created his/her account, the user will receive TWO email messages as follows:
- First email will contain a welcome message and a summary/reminder of the user information he/she has entered.
- Second email will contain instructions for allowing the teacher’s students to create his/her own user accounts. The second email is optional. The Discovery Health Connection administrator may choose to block this feature.
