Summary

The Generate Web Keys tool is used to generate web keys for Business Tax customers. These web keys are then used by those customers to access the Business Licensing and Licensing and Tax online applications.

Step by Step

• Open the Generate Web Keys window (BT> Utilities> Generate Web Keys).
• The Selection Criteria section is used to filter the businesses that will be included in the generate tool by the tax type and status associated with the business.
  • If web keys are generated without specifying a tax type or a status, the tool will generate web keys for all existing businesses that are not already assigned a web key.
• Enter a Tax Type or click the field label to select one from a list.
  • Tax types are used to group taxes together and are associated with businesses on the Business Maintenance window (BT> Maintenance> Business> Tax Type tab). 
  • Tax types are created and maintained on the Tax Type Maintenance window (BT> Maintenance> Tax Type).
  • If a tax type is not selected, the tool will generate web keys for all eligible businesses that are assigned the status specified to the right.
• Enter a Status or click the field label to select one from a list.
  • Statuses are user-defined status codes that are used to define the current status of a business. Businesses are assigned a status on the Business Maintenance window (BT> Maintenance> Business> General tab> Status field).
  • Statuses are created and maintained on the Status Maintenance window (BT> Maintenance> Status).
  • If a status is not selected, the tool will generate web keys for all eligible businesses that are associated with the tax type specified to the left.
• Click the Generate icon to generate web keys for all of the businesses associated with the tax type and status selected.
  • The eligible businesses will populate the Businesses data grid below and each business will be assigned a random web key.
• Click the Save icon to save the web keys to the business records.