Registering an authorized app with the Password Credentials grant type – IFS user

  1. In ION API, create an authorized app for Infor LN. For details see “Registering the client application” in the Infor API Gateway Administration Guide.
    Points of attention for this LN-specific app:
    • In the Type field, specify Backend Service.
    • In the Grant Type field, specify Password Credentials.
    • Ensure Issue Refresh Tokens is selected.
  2. Click Save.
  3. Download the credentials for the service account:
    1. Click Download Credentials. The Download Credentials dialog is displayed.
    2. Ensure Create Service Account is selected.
    3. In the Full name field, specify an IFS user name. Consequently, the corresponding LN user is used as service account to send requests to LN.
    4. Click DOWNLOAD.

A .ionapi file is downloaded. This file contains several parameters, including cn, ci, cs, pu, ot, saak, and sask. Keep this file for future reference.

For details about the parameters in the downloaded file, see “Registering the client application” in the Infor API Gateway Administration Guide.

Note: You can repeat this download procedure to download credentials for multiple IFS users. This can be useful, for example, if each user has an own handheld device that must connect to LN using the user’s credentials.