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title: Setup a Privileged Account Service
slug: setup-a-privileged-account-service
createdAt: 2025-06-11T20:26:21.329Z
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Some Privileged Account types like Administrator accounts are linked to individual users. This is to ensure that when a user departs the business, their user account and admin account is automatically deactivated and deleted as part of the Delete User process. 

This is done using the Services Module. The following process outlines how to setup a Service to trigger the creation of an Administrator account.

## Steps

1. Open Activate Administrator
2. Navigate to **Services**
3. Create a new Service category called **Privileged Accounts**
4. Within the **Services > Privileged Accounts** create a new Service called **Administrator Account**
5. Right click in the blank area in the parameters window and select **New Parameter > OrderProcess**
6. Double click on the newly created parameter and then set the following reference: *=//Tasks/Privileged Accounts/Background/Privileged Account Service Order Process*
7. Right click in the blank area in the parameters window and select **New Parameter > Blank**
8. Rename the parameter and call it **RemoveProcess**
9. Change the Type of the parameter to **Reference**
10. Double click on the newly created parameter and then set the following reference: *=//Tasks/Privileged Accounts/Background/Privileged Account Service Remove Process*
11. Right click in the blank area in the parameters window and select **New Parameter > Blank**
12. Rename the parameter and call it **PrivilegedAccountType**
13. Change the Type of the parameter to **Reference**
14. Double click on the newly created parameter and then set the reference to the account type this service is creating. e.g., =//Resources/Privileged Accounts/Administrator Account
15. Right click in the blank area in the parameters window and select **New Parameter-> Blank**
16. Rename the parameter and call it **DefaultManager**
17. Double click on the newly created parameter and then set the reference to the who the default manager should be e.g.,*=/user/Manager*
18. Right click in the blank area in the parameters window and select **New Parameter-> Blank**
19. Rename the parameter and call it **DefaultOwner**
20. Double click on the newly created parameter and then set the reference to the who the default owner should be e.g., *=/user*
21. Configure any additional approvals (e.g., ManagerApprovalRequired, Approvers, etc.)