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Create a Database Account for Non-Vista Users

Modified: 23 Jun 2026 Vista

Integrations, service accounts, third-party applications, SQL logins, and database logins that do not require logging in to the Vista application must be set up with a User Type of User Application.

Database accounts with a User Type of User Application may continue to use SQL login credentials even when classic logins are disabled for cloud-hosted Vista users in fall of 2025.
Note: For cloud-hosted customers, if your organization has consultants that require access to both the Vista application and the Vista database, they will need to have two separate accounts:
  • To log in to the Vista application, consultants must have a Vista user SSO account and use Trimble ID credentials.
  • To log in to the Vista database, consultants must have a Vista database account, which requires a classic SQL login.

For products such as Trimble Construction One Analytics, or for specific Vista Web workflows, linking Vista security to a Trimble ID user is necessary. In these situations, you should Create a Trimble Construction One Analytics Account for Non-Vista Users.

To set up a database account for a non-Vista user, complete the following:

  1. From the Vista main menu, go to Viewpoint Administration > Programs > VA User Profile.
  2. At the top of the form, select the New Record icon () in the toolbar.

    Alternatively, locate an existing account and open the record.

  3. In the User Type dropdown, select User Application.

  4. Enter any other necessary information and save the record.
    If this account has not been set up in Microsoft SQL Server, a message displays that the system will attempt to create a SQL Server login.
  5. Select Close.

    The VA Password form opens.

  6. Enter and confirm the password in the appropriate fields and select OK.
    The system creates the required SQL server login (if the user does not already have one), so that the user can access information from the Vista database.
  7. Save the record.
  8. Share the SQL login credentials with the user.
Note: Any user profile records with a User Type of User Application will not be included in your organization's migration to Trimble ID and will not be impacted when classic logins are disabled.

For more information, watch this video about creating Vista accounts: Trimble ID Account Creation for Vista - Video.

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