Traditional Registration Overview

Subscribers and non-subscribers can register their subscriber account through the Newzware SSM. Subscribers are given a user type of "S", while non-subscribers, called general users, are given a user type of "G". These values can be seen from the Newzware Client's User Maintenance Screen.

Subscriber Registration

The registration process is on the same page as the login process. There are two options: One for subscribers and one for non-subscribers. Either can be defaulted. Clicking each option loads the correct form. The subscriber registration form is below. Subscribers need their subscriber account number to register their account online, along with their name and email address. Validation can be performed (optional) against the data entered. User names are unique in Newzware, so the user name must not already exist. The last name and account number are validated against the Newzware database. If the account number is found for an existing online record, the user is notified and must enter a new user name.

Non-Subscriber Registration

Unlike subscriber registration, non-subscriber registration does not have a field for an account number, since this user is claiming to not be a subscriber. However, non-subscriber registration contains an email check against existing online records. If an email is found on an existing online record with a user type of "G", then the registration process is stopped and the user is informed of the condition.

Non-subscriber registration offers the non-subscriber the ability to start a new subscription once the account has been created. If the user elects to start a new subscription, the new start pages are loaded after account creation. Once the new start process is completed, the user type for the account is changed from a "G" to an "S". The option to start a new subscription can be configured to be checked automatically or hidden from the page or both hidden and checked.

Non-subscribers can also register at the same time and performing a new start. The SSM can be configured to force user name and password entries on the new start form. If enabled, the user name and password fields must be entered with the subscriber information. See below:

Developer Section

Registration pages can be directly linked to a third party website using the URL:

https://<domain name>/ss70v2/<site name>/common/template.jsp?nwmodule=registration&nwpage=registration

Alternate parameters can also be sent to automatically send the user back to the originating website. The parameter: returnPage, when sent in the URL query string, will send the user back to the value of that parameter once registration is complete. So for example:

https://<domain name>/ss70v2/<site name>/common/template.jsp?nwmodule=registration&nwpage=registration&returnPage=http://www.icanon.com

would return the user back to http://www.icanon.com after the registration process is complete. Note: The protocol (http or https) is required.