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Hello,

What was Method's intention when adding the Vendor yes/no field, Timekeeper? Does it have a purpose in any existing processes?

What I'd like to do is be able to assign a vendor who is a timekeeper, a task/activity. Currently, only users can have activities assigned, but I don't want them to log in or have to pay for a user license. 

Can I add an unlimited number of users, as long as they don't have sign-on access, without being charged?

Or is there another way to incorporate vendors in what I want to do?

Thank you!

Hi AutumnW,

AutumnW:

What was Method's intention when adding the Vendor yes/no field, Timekeeper? Does it have a purpose in any existing processes?

Are you talking about the Vendor Is Active? checkbox? If so, this is used as a filter to show Vendor's in fields, for example when you create a new Bill, the Vendor's you're allowed to select from will only be the one's listed as active.

AutumnW:

Can I add an unlimited number of users, as long as they don't have sign-on access, without being charged?

I'm not sure about "unlimited" but you can create users who do not sign in and link them to Employees/Vendors that you've created. You can do this when editting/creating the user.

- Ashur

Thank you, that helps. To clarify then, users that are added without sign on access and linked to a vendor won't be charged as a license?

Also, I just realized the yes/no vendor field I was referring to is a custom field that was added by another user.

That's correct, if you remove the User can sign-in checkbox when creating new users, you will not be charged for a license.

- Ashur

Just to clarify, keep in mind that you should NOT increase the amount of users in the Apps & User Licenses section located in the My Account tab link. If you increase the number of users here you will be charged for additional licenses whether or not you use them.

- Ashur