Service users are programmatic (machine) users that can communicate with WhiteSource via the APIs with no access to the GUI. These users assist with the automation in the CI/CD workflow and enable the organization administrators to manage these users via the GUI.
In Full Name, enter the service username. Note that in Email, an email address is auto-generated according to the user name.
No email notifications or alerts will be sent to this email address. The email address is used only for reporting purposes. |
The service user is created and assigned to the default 'users' group. A user token is also displayed for this user.
You can do the following from the specific service user's links that are displayed on the users table:
You can assign a service user to one or more groups.
Go to Admin → Groups, selecting a group and add or remove the service user to/from the selected group.