Change Password

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The Change Password screen is used to update the password for the signed-on user.

Change Password screen

Screen Access

Display either the Participant List screen or the Participant Folder screen, and then do one of the following:

On the File menu, point to System Tools, and then select the Change Password menu option.
Click the down-arrow on the System Tools toolbar button (pictured below), and then select the Change Password menu option.

System Tools

This screen displays as part of the Login process for the application when you attempt to log in and your password is expired.

Interface Initialization

Upon initial display of the screen, the following occurs:

The title text is set to "Change Password for {User}", where {User} is the first name, middle initial, and last name of the user.
The Current Password text box is visible, enabled, and blank.
The New Password text box is visible, enabled, and blank.
The Confirm New Password text box is visible, enabled, and blank.
The OK button is visible and enabled.
The Cancel button is visible and enabled.

Screen Elements

Unless otherwise stated below, all controls on the Change Password screen are visible and enabled when:

The screen is active.

If one or more special conditions exist that affect a control on the Change Password screen, the condition(s) are documented for that specific control below.

Current Password text box

Enter the current password in the Current Password text box.

The value of this text box must match the current password for the user. If the values are not identical, a standard error message (E0020) displays.

Alphabetic, numeric, and special characters are allowed. Spaces and tabs are not allowed. The control is case sensitive. The minimum length of this control is specified by the state. The maximum length allowed for the value is sixteen (16) characters.

New Password text box

Enter the new password in the New Password text box.

The value entered in this text box cannot match the value entered in the Current Password text box. If the values are not identical, a standard error message (E0023) displays.

Confirm New Password text box

Enter the new password again for verification purposes in the Confirm New Password text box.

The value entered in this text box must match the value entered in the New Password text box identically. If the values are not identical, a standard error message (E0023) displays.

OK button

Click the OK button to process the screen.

It is the default button for the screen, unless otherwise noted.

It does not have a mnemonic. Its keyboard shortcut is the Enter key.

Based on your WIC Program's password requires, the following edits are performed on the new password:

If the new password must meet a minimum length and it does not, a standard error message (E0370) displays..
If the new password must have an upper case or lower case letter and it does not, a standard error message (E0371) displays.
If the new password must have a number and it does not, a standard error message (E0371) displays.
If the new password must have a special character and it does not, a standard error message (E0371) displays.
If the new password cannot match a word in the dictionary and the system determines that it does, a standard error message (E0372) displays.
If the new password was a previous password for the user and the required number of previously used passwords has not been exceeded, a standard error message (E0373) displays.

Depending on which screen originally called the Change Password screen, one of the following screens displays when the button is clicked:

Cancel button

Click the Cancel button to close the screen without processing or saving data.

It does not have a mnemonic. Its keyboard shortcut is the Esc (escape) key.

Depending on which screen originally called the Change Password screen, one of the following screens displays when the button is clicked:

Processing

If data can be validated and saved on the screen, the following processes occur when the screen is processed:

A process to check for required controls as identified in the Data Map below is performed.
A process to check for valid entries as identified individually for each applicable control in Screen Elements above is performed.
A process to check for edits and cross edits as identified for each applicable control in Screen Elements above is performed.
If any checks or processes fail, a standard error message displays.

If no data can be validated and saved on the screen:

No cross edits are performed.
All values are considered legitimate.
No data is written to the database.

Data Map

The Data Map defines the values saved for all controls on the screen. If available, any additional notes or comments are displayed in the Notes column.

Control Label	Control Type	Table. Column	Notes
~Current Password	text box	USERPROFILE. PASSWORD	Minimum length is 6. Maximum length is 15.
~+New Password	text box	USERPROFILE. PASSWORD	Minimum length is 6. Maximum length is 15.
~Confirm New Password	text box	·	Must match the New Password.

~ Denotes a required control (if applicable). The process that checks for required controls does not occur on screens displayed in read-only or Details mode.

+ Denotes data written to the database when screen processing occurs (if applicable). The process that writes data to the database does not occur on screens displayed in read-only or Details mode.

Software Version: 2.40.00