Thanks Anthony... I think I was way over thinking this. For some reason I thought I needed to leverage @auth.requires_login() and my brain was stuck there. Your suggestion should work just fine.
On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:02:06 PM UTC-4, Anthony wrote: > > You could even create your own login for the customers. Just create a page > with a form that takes the account ID and the billing zip. When the form is > submitted, check that the input matches an existing account, and then put > the account ID in the session. > > Anthony > > On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:40:59 AM UTC-4, Andre Kozaczka wrote: >> >> The way its currently setup is that they would login using their account >> number and billing zip. The following page will show the customer how much >> is currently due and there is an option to make a payment... so a session >> is started. Your suggestion I think would work if I just had the customer >> put in the amount they owe and, when the payment is submitted, I could >> verify the account with the account ID and zip. >> >> On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:32:11 AM UTC-4, Anthony wrote: >>> >>> Do you even need the Auth system for the customers? Can't you just have >>> an accounts table in the DB and verify the account ID and zip when a >>> payment is made? >>> >>> Anthony >>> >>> On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:14:52 AM UTC-4, Andre Kozaczka wrote: >>>> >>>> Is there a way to create two different login/authentication systems for >>>> different groups? >>>> >>>> For example, I'm creating an application for Businesses and their >>>> Customers. Businesses would have a login and would be able to access >>>> information for all their customers, run reports, etc. Under the same >>>> application I wanted to allow Customers to 'login' and make payments. The >>>> Businesses would have the typical login (email and password - they would >>>> have to register for an account) but for Customers, I want something >>>> simpler (really, it's only to verify they are paying for the right >>>> account) >>>> where I would only ask for their account number and billing zip to allow >>>> them to make a payment. Is this possible to do under one application? As >>>> an alternative, I may simply create another application for Customer use >>>> and share databases between the two. >>>> >>>> -Andre >>>> >>> -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
