The first half of this article provides account administrators with instructions to set up new users in the SPIDA Account Portal. Once this process is complete, account administrators can allow users to authorize online analysis as part of their SPIDAcalc licenses by logging into the SPIDA Account Portal and retrieving an activation key (API token).

The second half of this article provides account users with step-by-step instructions to authorize online analysis through the SPIDA Account Portal.

Account Administrators

Accessing the SPIDA Account Portal for the First Time

Using Chrome or Firefox (SPIDA-supported browsers), go to the URL: https://license.spidastudio.com/usersmaster/password/submit
The SPIDA Account Portal Reset Password screen will be presented. Enter the same email address used to receive these instructions.
Users will receive an email with a link to create a new password. Note that this link is only active for one day.
Upon the first login to the SPIDA Account Portal, a Web Application Access Agreement will need to be accepted before proceeding. Read through the content in the agreement and select I Accept.

Setting Up and Editing Account User Profiles

Log in to the SPIDA Account Portal.
Once logged in, go to the upper-left corner of the screen and select the SPIDA Users option.
Select the Users tab. If users have already been set up, they will appear in a list along the left side of the screen. If a user is selected, edits can be made to their profile.
Select the +New button to add a new user and complete all required fields.
1. Required fields: First Name, Last Name, Email, Password
2. Optional fields: Job Title, Phone Number
3. Source should remain as "SPIDA". With this, the user will have permission to log into the SPIDA Account Portal to generate their unique activation key (API token) for online analysis authorization and to view jobs and monthly job usage in SPIDAcee if applicable.
Select the Create button. A new account user is created.
Go to the dropdown in the upper-left corner and select the SPIDAcee option.
Click on the Users tab.
Ensure that the new users have the "Job Submission Enabled" option checked.
Users will need to be notified by the account administrator when their account is set up.

Enabling a Client File on the SPIDA Account Portal

Account administrators can upload a client file to the SPIDA Account Portal. This will allow all account users to download the new client file automatically to the user's local drive (C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\SPIDA\clients) the next time SPIDAcalc is launched with an Internet connection.

Log in to the SPIDA Account Portal.
Once logged in, the Profile page will be presented. The My License section will be expanded and visible by default. If this page is not visible, go to the upper left corner of the screen and select the SPIDA Licenses option.
Listed below the My License option, there will also be options for Latest Client Files and Latest Installers. Select Latest Client Files.
Select Choose File, browse to the location in which the client file is saved, and click Open.
Click the green Create button.

If a client file is uploaded to the Account Portal that contains the same name as an existing file, a version of that client file will be created. In this case, when a user launches SPIDAcalc, only the most recent version of this file will download automatically to the user's local drive (and overwrite any previous versions).

Account Users

Once SPIDAcalc is installed, launch the software and follow the steps below to enable online analysis.

An API token is required to authorize online analysis in SPIDAcalc. To retrieve the API token, access the SPIDA Account Portal using Chrome or Firefox (SPIDA-supported browsers). If you do not know your password, select Forgot Password to receive an email and create a new password.
Read through the content in the Web Application License Agreement and select I Accept.
Once logged into the SPIDA Account Portal, select the SPIDA Users option from the dropdown menu in the upper left corner.
Three options will be presented: General, Roles, and API Token. By default, the General tab will be selected. Select the API Token tab.
On the API Token tab, select the green Generate button.
Once an API token is generated, select the blue Copy button.
Now that the API token has been copied, go back to SPIDAcalc. Under the Tools menu, select Authorizations.
In the Authorizations dialog box, click Online Analysis.
Paste the API token and select Enable to complete the authorization process.

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