Select this check box to apply organization security for this company.

Select this check box to allow users to reuse old passwords. If this check box is later cleared, Costpoint will start to save used passwords, and users are not able to reuse any password established from then on.

Previously used passwords are not saved in the history file.

Select a background color for this company from the drop-down list. When users access this company, the color is applied to the Global Menu.

Select this check box to allow entry of Human Resources (HR) organization managers, representatives, or supervisors that do not belong to this company.

This check box is only available if this company is licensed for HR.

Enter the name of the email server that is responsible for sending outgoing mail.

Enter the port number to use when sending email via SMTP protocol.

Select this check box if your SMTP server requires encryption.

SSL is a term commonly used when referring to both Secure Sockets Layer technology and its successor, Transport Layer Security (TLS). Although you may see references to SSL in the application's user interface, all Deltek applications use current TLS protocols to provide protected connections between web servers and web browsers.

Enter a system account user ID to use for SMTP server authentication.

Enter the password for the SMTP Server User ID. 

Select this check box to always print a cover page for reports.

Enter the number of days after which Costpoint must purge the report table data.

Select this check box to enable automatic user account creation functionality on the Manage Employee Information screen.

From the drop-down list, select the default authentication method when creating user accounts automatically. The options are:

• Database
• Single Sign-on
• Active Directory
• Single Sign-on or Active Directory

Select this check box to enable the application to generate a random and temporary password based on your system password policy (minimum length, require number, mixed case, and so on). The password is then captured and communicated to the end user in an email.

This option is available only if the Database option or Single Sign-on or Database option is selected from the Authentication Method drop-down list.

Select this check box to manage user groups in the Active Directory. This check box is enabled only when you select any of the following options from the Authentication Method drop-down list:

• Single Sign-on
• Active Directory
• Single Sign-on or Active Directory
• Single Sign-on or Database
• Windows Domain and Active Directory
• Windows Domain and Database

Select the preferred notification method for Costpoint to inform users of application updates. The options are:

• Email
• IM
• Email and IM

Email is the default notification method. Costpoint must be configured for Skype for Business to select IM as the notification method.

Select this check box to let users with the Active Directory or Single Sign-on or Active Directory authentication methods to log on to Costpoint in Single Sign-on mode through the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) tokens. This method is allowed if the user is previously authenticated with a third-party SAML Identity Provider, such as Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) or Microsoft Azure.

This check box is only enabled when the Authentication Method selected is Active Directory or Single Sign-on or Active Directory.

Select this check box to let users log in using FIDO/biometric Device, such as FIDO usb key or biometric (a fingerprint, face recognition, or personal PIN). You can allow such users to register a new FIDO Device by executing the Generate new FIDO Device self-registration link action.