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Users and Groups

The Users and Groups screen allows you to view and/or change user and group configurations. The screen looks like the following:

Users and Groups

Users

User accounts created with DSAdmin are used by all of the applications in the DataSplice Suite. Users may belong to multiple groups, or no groups, and any permissions set for individual users will override the permissions specified for the group(s) to which that user belongs.

Groups

Groups manage access to views, data displayed in those views, and permissions to make changes to the data. The same view may give supervisors permission to change a description field, while workers may have permission to view the field only. Users may belong to more than one group, and individual permissions set will override the group permissions.

Domains

Many companies already have systems set up with user names and passwords for a variety of systems, including Windows Networking and database applications such as MAXIMO. DataSplice is able to use these user names and passwords, thus decreasing clerical maintenance by keeping only one set of users and avoiding redundant data entry. Administration of the users and groups in the domain must take place at the source of the domain. For example, a domain created from Windows Networking must have all users created, deleted, and added to groups with Windows tools. DataSplice provides tools for managing users and groups in the DataSplice domain. For further information regarding domains, please see the following Domains section.

Creating Users

Users may be added to the DataSplice domain. Users for other domains must be added according to the specifications of the other domain.

Add User Image To add a user:

  1. Open the Users and Groups section.
  2. Change the focus from the left pane to the right pane by clicking anywhere in the right pane. The Add User and Add Group icons in the toolbar will change from grey to color when the focus is changed. This means that the buttons are now enabled.
  3. Select a domain from the Domain dropdown list. DataSplice is the default domain.
  4. Click the Add User button Add User Button in the toolbar.
  5. Enter the new user name in the Name field.
  6. Enter the new password in the Password field.
  7. To force a new user to change his password upon first login, check the User Must Change Password checkbox. This box may also be checked at a later time.
  8. A list of groups will appear in the Members box. Check any groups to which this user will belong.
  9. Click the Update button Update Button .

The Attributes tab is used to customize DataSplice for this particular user. For additional information about attributes, see the User Attributes section.

Creating Groups

Add Group Image To create a group:

  1. Open the Users and Groups section.
  2. Change the focus from the left pane to the right pane by clicking anywhere in the right pane. The Add User and Add Group icons in the toolbar will change from grey to color when the focus is changed. This means that the buttons are now enabled.
  3. Select a domain from the Domain dropdown list. DataSplice is the default domain.
  4. Click the Add Group button Add Group Button in the toolbar.
  5. Enter the name of the new group in the Name field.
  6. Users will appear in the Members box. Check all users to be added to the group.
  7. Click the Update button Update Button .

The Attributes tab is used to customize DataSplice for this particular group. For information on how to define attributes for groups, see the Group Attributes section.

Deleting Users & Groups

To delete a user:

  1. Open the Users and Groups section.
  2. Change the focus from the left pane to the right pane by clicking anywhere in the right pane. The Add User and Add Group icons in the toolbar will change from grey to color when the focus is changed. This means that the buttons are now enabled.
  3. Select a domain from the Domain dropdown list. DataSplice is the default domain.
  4. Highlight the user to be deleted.
  5. Click the Delete button Delete Button in the toolbar.

To delete a group:

  1. Open the Users and Groups section.
  2. Change the focus from the left pane to the right pane by clicking anywhere in the right pane. The Add User and Add Group icons in the toolbar will change from grey to color when the focus is changed. This means that the buttons are now enabled.
  3. Select a domain from the Domain dropdown list. DataSplice is the default domain.
  4. Highlight the group to be deleted.
  5. Click the Delete button Delete Button in the toolbar.

User & Group Properties

Name List

Name List Image This list displays all the groups and users for the selected domain.

Name and Password Fields

Name List Image The Name field indicates the user name for the selected user. The Password field is used to specify the password for DataSplice domain users. The User Must Change Password checkbox is used to force users to change their password the first time they connect.

Members Tab

Membership Image

The administrator can add (or remove) users from groups by checking (or unchecking) the checkbox next to the desired group in the list.

Domain - This field indicates which domain you want to select members from.

Name - This field indicates the name of the user or group you are selecting.

Attributes Tab

User Attributes Image

To set a user attribute:

  1. Highlight the user name from the Users and Groups section.
  2. Click on the Attributes tab.
  3. Select one of the attributes from the Name dropdown list which contains a list of recently used attributes, or type a name to create a new attribute.
  4. Enter the value to associate with the attribute in the Value field.
  5. Click the Update button or change focus from the pane.
  6. A dialog box will appear to confirm changes.

Permissions Tab

User Attributes Image To set an administrator user's permissions:

  1. Highlight the user name from the Users and Groups section. The user must be a member of the Administrator group.
  2. Click on the Permissions tab.
  3. Double click the Enable checkbox to enable or disable a particular permission for the selected user.
  4. The Edit button is used to assign Admin permission to views. E.g. specify which views a user can see and/or change.
  5. Click the Update button to save the user permission changes.

Note: When an administrator user has been granted rights to change User Permissions, this includes themselves. This means that, when granted User Permissions they essentially have super user rights, because they can change their own permission set.

Admin Permissions List

System Options Enables the Admin User to view and change the system settings found in the System Information section.
Users and Groups Enables the Admin User to create, delete, and modify users and groups.
User Permissions Enables the Admin User to modify the permissions for other admin users (and themselves).
User Domains Enables the Admin User to create, delete and modify user domains.
Add Views Enables the Admin User to create views.
Delete Views Enables the Admin User to delete views.
Rename Views Enables the Admin User to rename views.
View Connection Enables the Admin User to modify the connection settings for a view(s).
View Data Enables the Admin User to change the SQL Statement for a view(s).
View Fields Enables the Admin User to change individual field attributes for a view(s).
View Attributes Enables the Admin User to modify the view’s attribute settings.
View Criteria Enables the Admin User to add, remove, and modify the filtering and sorting criteria for a view(s).
View Relationships Enables the Admin User to add, remove, and modify the parent/child relationships between views. e.g. setup view navigation, offline data caching, etc…
View Events Enables the Admin User to add, remove, and modify the actions performed in association with DataSplice events.
View Permissions Enables the Admin User to change the default view permissions. e.g. select, insert, update, and delete.
Override Connection Enables the Admin User to override connection information for DataSplice users, but not base view connection information.
Override Fields Enables the Admin User to override field properties for DataSplice users, but not base view field information.
Override Attributes Enables the Admin User to override attributes for DataSplice users, but not base level attributes for the view.
Override Criteria Enables the Admin User to override view criteria for DataSplice users, but not base view criteria settings.

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Last modified 2005-02-28 02:49 PM
 
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