Define the General Settings that Apply to ViewX and Virtual ViewX

The settings in this section of the ViewX tab allow you to define the location of the Operator Document Store for the user account (the Operator Document Store is a special folder that allows operators to edit and save documents such as Trends).They also allow you to specify whether the user can view system alarms and events when logged on via a ViewX or Virtual ViewX client.

In addition to the settings that you define in the General (Applies to ViewX and Virtual ViewX) section of the User Form (or, if applicable, the User Pattern Form), other settings determine other features to which a user has access when they log on via a ViewX client. For information about such settings, see Define the General Settings for a User in ViewX.

To define the General settings that apply when a user logs on via either a ViewX or Virtual ViewX client:

1. Either:

   • Display the relevant User Form (to define the settings that apply to an individual User account).
   • Display the relevant User Pattern Form (if applicable to your system, to define the settings that Geo SCADA Expert is to apply to new User accounts that it might be triggered to create automatically at logon.)
2. Select the ViewX tab.
3. Configure the properties in the General (Applies to ViewX and Virtual ViewX) section:

   

   • Operator Document Store—Use the browse button to select the personal Operator Document Store to which the user of this account has access.

     Operator Document Stores are special groups that can contain documents such as Trends. What is special about these groups is that they allow users that do not have the Configure permission to access the Edit and Save features for the items in the group. This means that operators can alter the configuration of a Trend to suit their needs and then save it in their Operator Document Store. (For more information on using Operator Document Stores, see Operator Document Stores in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to ViewX and Virtual ViewX Clients.)

     Each user account can be associated with a multiple Operator Document Stores:

     • The Global Document Store—This is the Operator Document Store that is configured for the 'Root' Group (system) and is shared by all users of the system.
     • Multiple User Group Document Stores—Each user can access one group Document store for each User Group (of which that User is a member). They can also access the Global document store and the Document store for their user account.

       The Document Store for a User Group is configured via the User Group Form (see Define the Operator Document Store for a User Group).
       

     • A user account Document Store—Each user account can be associated with its own personal Document Store that is not shared with any other user account. The personal Document Stores are configured via the User Form.

     A user can access the documents in the Operator Document Stores to which they have access when logged on via ViewX or Virtual ViewX, providing their User Account gives them access to the relevant Explorer Bar (the Operator Documents Bar in ViewX and the Links Bar in Virtual ViewX).

   • View Alarms—Select this check box to allow the user of the account to display the Alarm Banner and Alarms Lists. Other settings determine the range of alarms to which the user has access. These include the user's Default Alarm Filter, and (if applicable) any Area of Interest filters.

     Clear the check box if the user is not to have access to the Alarm Banner or Alarms List.

   • View Alarm Summary—Select this check box to allow the user of the account to display Alarm Summary Lists. The Alarm Summary feature is disabled by default. The feature will need enabling if users are to work with Alarm Summary Lists (see Enable or Disable Alarm Summary Data in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to System Administration.)

     Clear the check box if the user is not to have access to Alarm Summary Lists.

   • View Events—Select this check box to allow the user of the account to display the Events List. Other settings determine the range of events to which the user has access. These include whether the user has Read access to the relevant areas of the database, or (if applicable) is assigned any Area of Interest filters.

     Clear the check box if the user is not to have access to the Events List (Event Journal).

4. Save the configuration.

Further Information

Allocating Security Permissions.