Authorizations

An Authorization object is a business object that encapsulates the permissions and credentials necessary for interactions between a specific seller and vendors, all within the scope of a single product. It is associated with the seller via listings and serves as the repository for access control and provisioning data required for the vendor to deliver services or content.

The Authorization object contains the following attributes:

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The identifier for the authorization. Example: AUT-1234-4678
name	string	The name of the authorization. Example: Salesforce Enterprise License
externalIds	externalIds	A reference to the ExternalID object. Example: { "id": "ACC-1234-1234", "href": "/accounts/accounts/ACC-1234-1234", "name": "Microsoft", "icon": "/static/ACC-1234-1234/account.png" }
eligibility	boolean	Indicates if authorization is enabled for the tier 1 program.
tier2	boolean	Indicates if authorization is enabled for the tier 2 program.
currency	string	Authorization currency.
notes	string	Optional notes for the authorization.
product	product	The product that the authorization belongs to. Example: { "id": "PRD-1111-1111", "name": "Microsoft Office 365 NCE", "icon": "/static/PRD-1111-1111/logo.png" }
vendor	account	The vendor to which the authorization belongs. Example: { "id": "ACC-1234-1234", "name": "Microsoft", "icon": "/static/ACC-1234-1234/account.png" }
owner	seller	The SoftwareOne seller entity. Example: { "id": "SEL-1234-4567", "name": "SoftwareOne, Inc." }
statistics	authorizationStatistics	The statistics related to the authorization. Example: { "subscriptions": 5, "agreements": 10, "listings": 3, "sellers": 2 }
audit	audit	A reference to the Audit object. Example: { "created": { "at": "2023-12-14T17:28:57Z", "by": { ... } }, "updated": { "at": "2023-12-14T17:28:57Z", "by": { ... } } }

Example

AUTHORIZATION OBJECT

{
  "id": "AUT-1234-4678",
  "name": "Salesforce Enterprise License",
  "externalId": "WW-1001111",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "notes": "Notes about given authorization",
  "partnerProgram": true,
  "tier1": true,
  "tier2": false,
  "product": {
      "id": "PRD-1111-1111",    
      "name": "Microsoft Office 365 NCE",
      "icon": "/static/PRD-1111-1111/logo.png"
  },
  "vendor": {
    "id": "ACC-1234-1234",  
    "name": "Microsoft",
    "icon": "/static/ACC-1234-1234/account.png"
  },
  "owner": {
      "id": "SEL-1234-4567",        
      "name": "SoftwareOne, Inc."
  },
  "statistics": {
      "subscriptions" : 5,
      "agreements": 10,
      "listings": 4,
      "sellers": 1
  },
  "audit": {
    "created": { 
      "at": "2023-12-14T17:28:57Z", 
      "by": {
        "id": "UR-1234-1234-1234",
        "name": "John Smith",
        "icon": "/static/users/UR-1234-1234-1234.icon.svg"
      }
    },
    "updated": { 
      "at": "2023-12-14T17:28:57Z", 
      "by": {
        "id": "UR-1234-1234-1234",
        "name": "John Smith",
        "icon": "/static/users/UR-1234-1234-1234.icon.svg"
      }
    }
  }
}