[IMP] accounting: update how to get api keys for silverfin integration

task 2918697

closes odoo/documentation#3426

X-original-commit: 9a0bf7bb0e
Signed-off-by: Castillo Jonathan (jcs) <jcs@odoo.com>

content/applications/finance/accounting/reporting/silverfin.rst

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Silverfin integration
 `Silverfin <https://www.silverfin.com>`_ is a third-party service provider that offers a cloud
 platform for accountants.
 
-Odoo and Silverfin provide an integration to automate the synchronisation of data.
+Odoo and Silverfin provide an integration to automate the synchronization of data.
 
 Configuration
 =============
@@ -22,20 +22,45 @@ To configure this integration, you need to input the following data into your Si
 Odoo API key
 ------------
 
-To create a new API key, navigate to `Odoo's website <https://www.odoo.com>`_  and sign in with your
+You can create Odoo external API keys either :ref:`for a single database <silverfin/api-singledb>`
+(hosting: Odoo Online, On-premise, and Odoo.sh) or :ref:`for multiple databases managed by a user
+<silverfin/api-multipledb>` (hosting: Odoo Online).
+
+.. important::
+   - These API keys are personal and provide full access to your user account. Store it securely.
+   - You can copy the API key only at its creation, and you cannot retrieve it later.
+   - If you need it again, create a new API key (and delete the old one).
+
+.. seealso::
+   :doc:`/developer/api/external_api`
+
+.. _silverfin/api-singledb:
+
+One key per database
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+To create a new API key valid for a single database, click on the user menu, then on
+:guilabel:`My Profile`. Under the :guilabel:`Account Security` tab, click on :guilabel:`New API
+key`, confirm your password, give a descriptive name to your new key, and copy the new API key.
+
+.. image:: silverfin/api-key-db.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: creation of an Odoo external API key for a database
+
+.. seealso::
+   :ref:`api/external_api/keys`
+
+.. _silverfin/api-multipledb:
+
+One key for multiple databases (fiduciaries)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+To create a new API key valid for all the databases of a single user **(the easiest for
+fiduciaries)**, navigate to `Odoo's website <https://www.odoo.com>`_  and sign in with your
 administrator account. Next, open `your account security settings in developer mode
 <https://www.odoo.com/my/security?debug=1>`_, click on :guilabel:`New API Key`, confirm your
 password, give a descriptive name to your new key, and copy the new API key.
 
-.. important::
-   - You can copy the API key only at its creation, and you cannot retrieve it later.
-   - The API key provides full access to your user account. Store it securely.
-   - If you need it again, create a new API key.
-   - You can delete your existing API keys from this same page.
-
-.. image:: silverfin/api-key.png
+.. image:: silverfin/api-key-user.png
    :align: center
-   :alt: creation of an Odoo external API key for an integration with Silverfin
-
-.. seealso::
-   :doc:`/developer/api/external_api`
+   :alt: creation of an Odoo external API key for an Odoo user

content/developer/api/external_api.rst

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ If you already have an Odoo server installed, you can just use its parameters.
                username = "admin",
                password = <insert password for your admin user (default: admin)>;
 
+.. _api/external_api/keys:
+
 API Keys
 ~~~~~~~~