Overview

Enables the user to reset their own password by themselves. They will pass their email-address, receive an email with a reset-key, and get a popup where they can add the reset-key, the new password and the same password a second time. Safe and simple.

This module works for apps where either:

• the System/User.Name is always an email-address;
• the user’s email address is stored in Person/Person.EmailAddress;
• the user’s email address is stored in Administration/Account.Email

Documentation

Description

Enables the user to reset their own password by themselves. They will pass their email-address, receive an email with a reset-key, and get a popup where they can add the reset-key, the new password and the same password a second time. Safe and simple.

Typical usage scenario

You want your app to have a user-friendly way to login and change their password to a new one.

Features and limitations

Uses the service EmailService to send the intsruction-email to the user.

Dependencies (optional)

• Mendix 9.12.6 or up
• SmcEmailService
• SmcServiceConnector

Installation

• Import this module
• Add snippet "LoginPage_ForgotPassword" to your login-page
• Determine how to send the email to the user. Either:
  • use SmcEmailService and SmcServiceConnector, import them and create a Smc-account
  • use your own setup, then modify Act_PasswordReset_ChangeUserAccountsPassword
• Modify the emailtexts in PasswordReset_CreateAndSend_ResetConfirmationKey and Act_PasswordReset_ChangeUserAccountsPasswordAndinform