3.3.2.1. Basic features
Objective
Employees (users) of customers of the various business units must register before they can use the range of specialised applications available through ExtraNet.
Requirements
To register for a specialised ExtraNet application, the customer needs to know the ID of the business unit concerned.
The ID code for each business unit is also referred to as indicated below:
Business unit | Name |
|---|---|
Banking supervision | Creditor number |
Banking statistics | Institution number |
External sector statistics | Enterprise number or bank sort code |
Monetary policy instruments | WIK number or MFI code |
Federal securities | MFI code |
Cash management | Global Location Number (GLN) |
Payment systems | Bank sort code |
The ID code can be obtained by contacting the relevant business unit. Before registering for a specialised application, customers are therefore advised to contact the relevant business unit.
The relevant business unit also gives the customer the latest dataset descriptions for the file transfer and asks them to submit test files so that formats can be aligned.
Initial registration
An employee of a customer registers for specialised ExtraNet applications for the first time.
In the course of the registration process, the employee will be given a user ID and an initial password.
Secondary registration
An employee of a customer is already registered as a user of one of the specialised ExtraNet applications.
Using their personal user ID and password, a user can sign up for other services via the secondary registration procedure.
User manager
When registering, the user can indicate whether they wish to make use of the standard user manager function.
This standard function enables the user to verify user authorisations within a procedure for their own institution (see Verifying user authorisations).
Note: Use of the standard user manager function requires the approval of the business unit. This is obtained during the registration procedure.
User data
User data are requested as part of the initial registration procedure. These are personal data about the individual user of one of the specialised ExtraNet applications. These data must be kept up to date by the user.
User data include:
- surname;
- first name;
- street/P.O. box;
- postal code;
- town/city;
- institution name;
- telephone;
- fax;
- email address;
- security question/answer if the user has opted for the simplified password reset procedure.
Note: The address provided should be that of the institution/enterprise to which the password is to be sent.
Simplified password reset procedure
When registering, the user can indicate whether or not they wish to make use of the simplified password reset procedure. If so, they can reset their password over the phone by contacting the ExtraNet Customer Service Centre.
In such cases, when logging in for the first time, the user is asked to enter their chosen security question and the corresponding answer.
Note: Using the simplified password reset procedure is strongly recommended.
Registration procedures
Depending on its security requirements, each individual business unit may choose one of two registration procedures for its service:
- registration through personal contact with the business unit;
- online registration with written application.
Note: Where explicitly permitted under the special terms and conditions of the specialised procedure, the signed registration form may also be sent by fax or scanned and emailed.