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Register into the Accounting Service

Steps to Register into the Accounting Service​

There are two ways to register yourself into Accounting Service:

The first way​

  • Authenticate yourself

    First, you need to authenticate yourself to EOSC Core Infrastructure Proxy. Instructions are provided here. Once you gain an access token, copy it.

  • Register yourself

    Then, you need to apply a request to the Accounting Service API in order to register yourself. For more details on how to syntax the request, see here.

The second way​

Just log in to Accounting User Interface.

Upon successful Registration​

After registering to the Accounting Service, you should notify the Accounting Service support team so that a role can be assigned to you.

See Mapping of Roles to Entitlements for assigning a role to a client/actor.

The most basic entitlement that can be granted to you is:

{
  "name": "{namespace}:group:accounting:operations:resources:role=viewer"
}

where you will be able to perform the following actions:

READ Providers​

  • User Interface

    View Providers on website.

  • HTTP Request

    You can read the Providers available on the EOSC Resource Catalogue and those registered through the Accounting Service API. Apply a request to the API.

    📝 For more details on how to syntax the request, see here.

READ Metric Definitions​

  • User Interface

    View Metric Definitions on website.

  • HTTP Request

    All users with roles can display all the Metric Definitions existing in the Accounting Service. Apply a request to the API.

    📝 For more details on how to syntax the request, see here.

READ Unit Types​

  • User Interface

    View Unit Types on website.

  • HTTP Request

    You can read all the Unit Types registered to the Accounting Service. Apply a request to the API.

    📝 For more details on how to syntax the request, see here.

READ Metric Types​

  • User Interface

    View Metric Types on website.

  • HTTP Request

    You can read all the Metric Types registered to the Accounting Service. Apply a request to the API.

    📝 For more details on how to syntax the request, see here.

READ Installations' Resources​

  • HTTP Request

    You can read all the Resources registered to the Accounting Service. Apply a request to the API.

    📝 For more details on how to syntax the request, see here.