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# Accounts

The Accounts screen lists every source-system account record AOH Sync has discovered across all your connected Source Systems.

## Where this data comes from

Accounts originate from your connected Source Systems — AOH Sync reads them during each Sync and never creates them on its own. Every row represents a single account record as it exists in the source, linked back to the Identity it belongs to.

![The Accounts screen showing a searchable, sortable list of source-system account records with columns for Name, Status, Identifier, Role, and Last Updated, and a "Flag as machine identity" action on each row](/files/6cVxDVew8Ih4zvk4FMnX)

*The Accounts screen displays all account records pulled from your connected Source Systems. Each row shows the account's current status, its unique identifier from the source, and when it was last updated by a Sync.*

## What you can do here

| Action                                     | What it does                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Search by name, identifier, or external ID | Filters the list to accounts matching your search term.                                                                               |
| Filter by status                           | Use the **All statuses** dropdown to narrow the list to accounts with a specific status (for example, active only).                   |
| Sort any column                            | Click a column header to sort ascending or descending. Sortable columns include Name, Status, Identifier, Role, and Last Updated.     |
| **Flag as machine identity**               | Marks the account as a Machine Identity, moving it to the Machine Identities list and removing it from your standard Identities list. |
| **Refresh**                                | Reloads the account list to show the latest data from the most recent Sync.                                                           |

## How to use it

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**Find an account** Use the search box to look up an account by name, identifier, or external ID. Use the status filter to narrow results if you are looking for active, disabled, or another category of account.
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**Review account details** Check the **Identifier** column for the account's unique ID in the source system, the **Role** column for any role assignment, and **Last Updated** for when AOH Sync last received data for this account.
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**Flag a service or automation account** If an account belongs to a service, automated process, or application rather than a real person, click **Flag as machine identity**. AOH Sync reclassifies it as a Machine Identity so your security team can track it separately with a risk score and owner.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## Related

* [Identities, Accounts & Users](/core-concepts/identities-accounts-users.md)
* [Machine Identities](/core-concepts/machine-identities.md)
* [Machine Identities (feature)](/feature-reference/browsing-identities/machine-identities.md)
* [Identities](/feature-reference/browsing-identities/identities.md)


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