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Last updated: September 19, 2026

Portal Users in CustomerGate 365

Portal Users lists who may sign in to the customer portal and see which customer's data: one line per e-mail address and customer, created when inside sales approves an account request. The website cannot create portal users.

The list

E-mail
The address the user signs in with.
Name, Customer No., Customer Name
Who the user is and whose data they may see.
Role
Buyer or Viewer, chosen at approval. See Account Requests.
Active
Whether the line still gives access.
Created At, Created By, From Account Request
When access was granted, who approved it and from which account request.
Last Sign-in
When the user last signed in.
Deactivated At, Deactivated By
When and by whom access was revoked.
Anonymized On
When the personal data on the line was erased. The e-mail address then no longer identifies anyone.
Failed Sign-in Code Attempts, Last Sign-in Code Error, Last Sign-in Code Attempt At
Whether the last sign-in codes could be sent. Zero means the last code went out normally; otherwise the error says why.

Actions

Deactivate
Revokes the user's access to this customer at once, including sessions that are still open: the portal checks the portal user on every call. The line is kept, so it stays visible who had access and when.
Reactivate
Gives the access back.
Show Account Request
Opens the account request the access came from.
Customer
Opens the linked customer.
Export Personal Data, Erase Personal Data
For the user's e-mail address; see Privacy tools. Erasing refuses while the address still has an active portal user, so deactivate first.

Who can sign in

A sign-in works only while the portal user is active and the customer is allowed in the portal. A customer that is Privacy Blocked or blocked for All loses access on the next call. A customer blocked only for Ship or Invoice keeps it, because that is when customers need to see their invoices.

When a customer receives no sign-in code

The website always says that a code was sent, also for an address it does not know, so that nobody can find out who is a customer. Check in Business Central instead:

  1. Is there a portal user for this e-mail address, and is it Active?
  2. What do Failed Sign-in Code Attempts and Last Sign-in Code Error say on that line?
  3. Is the customer Privacy Blocked or blocked for All?
  4. On CustomerGate Setup, are the lines E-mail Account and voaPortal Web Service in order? Sent Email shows whether the code went out.

Related help

  • Account Requests

    Requests for a portal account: select the customer, choose a role, approve.

  • Website Quote Acceptances

    Quotes customers accepted in the portal, and checking them with Check Quote.

  • Privacy tools

    Retention, the cleanup job, and export or erasure per e-mail address.