Accepting an invitation and creating an AWS Builder ID - Amazon CodeCatalyst
Accepting an invitation and creating an AWS Builder ID

Accepting an invitation and creating an AWS Builder ID

You can sign up for Amazon CodeCatalyst as part of accepting an invitation to a project or a space. As part of accepting the invitation, you'll be prompted to create an AWS Builder ID. You'll use your AWS Builder ID to access resources in CodeCatalyst.

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Here is one possible flow for a user starting out with CodeCatalyst with an invitation to a project or a space.

Saanvi Sarkar is a developer who has received an invitation to join a CodeCatalyst project as a project administrator. Saanvi accepts the invitation, which opens the sign-in page for CodeCatalyst. She chooses to sign up and provides an email address and password to create her AWS Builder ID. Saanvi will be able to use her AWS Builder ID to sign in to CodeCatalyst and other applications. Later, she can edit her profile to change her login email address or password. When asked to choose an alias, Saanvi specifies SaanviSarkar as the CodeCatalyst alias that will display in CodeCatalyst and that other project members will use to @mention Saanvi. After she has signed up, Saanvi will also be able to use her sign-in credentials for other applications that use AWS Builder ID credentials.

Upon completing sign up, Saanvi automatically joins the CodeCatalyst project and space specified in the invitation. The invitation also provides predetermined permissions for her roles in the project and space. In the project settings, Saanvi's alias shows in the members list with her assigned project role. To work with source repositories in CodeCatalyst, Saanvi takes a moment to create a personal access token (PAT). The PAT will be used in CodeCatalyst for authentication when making source changes or actions that need an authentication token.

When Saanvi works on a project, her alias will be listed in the work activity log for the project. Issues and comments by Saanvi will show her alias, where other project members are able to @mention her in replies. To @mention another project member, Saanvi looks up their alias on their CodeCatalyst profile.

When she has a moment, Saanvi configures her AWS Builder ID to sign in to CodeCatalyst with multi-factor authentication (MFA). With MFA configured, Saanvi can sign in to CodeCatalyst using a combination of her CodeCatalyst password and a passcode or token from an approved third-party authentication app.

Accepting an invitation and creating an AWS Builder ID

When you're invited to a project or space in Amazon CodeCatalyst, you'll receive an email from notify@codecatalyst.aws asking you to accept the invitation. If you already have a AWS Builder ID and are signed in to CodeCatalyst, choosing Accept invitation will automatically open the project or space in a browser tab. If you're not signed in to the console but have a AWS Builder ID, you'll be taken to the sign-in page. For more information, see Signing in with an AWS Builder ID.

If you don't have a AWS Builder ID, choosing Accept invitation will take you to the sign-in page, where you should choose the option to create your AWS Builder ID.

To accept an invitation and create a AWS Builder ID

  1. In the invitation email, choose Accept invitation.

  2. On the sign in page, choose Not signed up? Create your AWS Builder ID.

    Tip

    Your AWS Builder ID is an identity you create to sign in. It is not the same as an AWS account.

  3. On the Create your AWS Builder ID page, in Email address, enter the email address you want to use for your AWS Builder ID.

    In Your name, provide the first and last name you want displayed in applications where you use your AWS Builder ID. Spaces are allowed. This will be your AWS Builder ID profile name, such as Mary Major. You can change the name later.

    Choose Next.

    A verification code will be sent to the email you specified. Enter this code in Verification code, and then choose Verify. If you don't receive your code after 5 minutes and cannot find it in your spam or junk folders, then choose Resend code.

  4. Once your code is verified, enter a password that meets the requirements in Password and Confirm password.

  5. Choose Create AWS Builder ID.

  6. On the Create your alias page, enter an alias you want to use for your unique user identifier in CodeCatalyst. Choose a shortened version of your name with no spaces, such as MaryMajor. Other CodeCatalyst users will use this to @mention you in comments and pull requests. Your CodeCatalyst profile will contain both your full name from your AWS Builder ID and your CodeCatalyst alias. You cannot change your CodeCatalyst alias.

    Your full name and your alias will display in different areas in CodeCatalyst. For example, your profile name displays for your listed activity in the activity feed, but project members will use your alias to @mention you.

    Choose Create alias. You'll be taken to the project or space you were invited to.