INFO
In order to benefit fully from the permissions structure, you need to set up your
users
and
groups
with careful
consideration.
CAUTION
You can only access the user permissions option if you are a member of a group that has access to that function.
18.2.2 Group settings
For
Groups
, the permissions consists of three parts:
•
Group settings
•
Group permissions
•
Permission area settings
Group settings
The
Group settings
contain the general information about the permission group.
Table 18.3
Group settings
Setting
Type
Notes
Name
Required
Owner
Optional
Date of creation
Automatic
System created
Users in group
Automatic
List of users assigned to this group
Notes
Optional
Group permissions
The group permissions grant or remove access to each of the different areas in the software.
Table 18.4
Group permissions
Setting
Notes
Read access
Allows settings to be read from the controller.
Read/write access
Allows settings to be read or written back to the controller.
No access
Allows no access for the function or setting.
Mixed access
Where permissions are different at different levels within the permission area.
Assigned automatically by system.
Permission area settings
The permission area settings allow different permission configurations for the tasks within each of the different areas of the software.
Table 18.5
Software areas and tasks
Software area
Tasks
Live Data
Live Data
Supervision
Single-line supervision
Alarms
•
Alarm acknowledge
•
Alarm reset latch
•
Alarm out of service
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