Development Keys FAQ
To whom the Development key can be assigned?
The development key is assigned only to the Partners who have signed the General Partnership Conditions, and who have already ordered the compulsory Winbiz Cloud access.
Which methods can be used by the Development Key?
The development key can use all the methods of the API, without any restriction.
All the activity is logged.
Which data can be accessed by the Development Key?
The development key can access exclusively the Winbiz Cloud data that belongs to the Partner. In other words, the Development Key accesses the Folders and exercises that are present in the Winbiz Cloud subscription belonging to the Partner who owns the Development Key being used.
I 'm developing three different versions of an App (Small, Medium, Large): how many Development Keys do I need?
You need only one Development Key. The Development Key identifies only the Partner, and he can develop any number of different Apps using the same Key.
I 'm developing two different Apps: how many Development Keys do I need?
You need only one Development Key. The Development Key identifies only the Partner, and he can develop any number of different Apps using the same Key.
The App that I want to sell through the Winbiz App Store will be developed by a sub-contractor. Who must ask for the Development Key?
The Development Key must be asked by the Partner who is going to sell the App through the Winbiz App Store.
It's the responsibility of the Partner to assure that the usage of the Key done by its sub-contractor is legitimate.
I fear that a sub-contractor is not using my Development Key in a legitimate way, what can I do?
You can ask to revoke the Development Key, and to generate a new development Key at any moment. This doesn't impact at all the way the existing Apps work.
I used a subcontractor to develop an App, and I want to revoke his access to the Development Key. How can I do this?
You can ask to revoke the Development Key, and to generate a new development Key at any moment. This doesn't impact at all the way the existing Apps work.
Can the Development key access data which belongs to a Customer?
No, it can’t. The Development Key can access only and exclusively the data folders that are available in the Winbiz Cloud subscription that belongs to the owner of the Development key. No delegation of access is possible.
Which users can use the Development Key?
The development key must be explicitly assigned to the Winbiz Cloud users of the Partner.
The Partner is compelled to declare at least one user who must have access to the Development Key.
The Partner can declare which other users must have access, and no other user is ever added by default without the explicit demand from the Partner who owns the development Key.
Can the Partner allow to more than one user to use the Development Key?
Yes, he can. The Development Key can be assigned to one or more users.
Only the users belonging to the Partner can be added. The users must be active before the Partner asks to add them to the Development Key.
If the Partner buys users after having received a Development Key, the new users are not automatically added to the users who can use the development key.
What happens if the Partner terminates a user account that is associated to the Development key?
The user will not be able to use the Development key anymore. The change is effective immediately.
What happens if the Partner terminates all his Winbiz Cloud accesses?
All the keys (Development Keys and Application Keys) will stop to work automatically.
What happens if the Partner accesses are suspended because of late payments?
All the keys will stop to work automatically.
What happens if the Partner renounces to his Partner status?
If a Partner decides that he doesn't want to be Partner anymore, all the keys immediately stop to work.
What happens when all the Keys stop to work ?
The Apps using these keys developed also stop to work.
The Apps using these keys are removed from the Winbiz App Store.
The active customers subscriptions, for the Apps using these Keys, are automatically cancelled.