Define Whether a User Account is Used for Report Generation
The properties described in this topic apply both to User Forms and User Pattern Forms. (User Patterns only apply to systems on which Geo SCADA Expert can create new User accounts automatically as part of an External Authentication process. For more information, see Create User Accounts from a User Pattern.)
You use the Report User check box on the General tab of a User Form (or, if applicable, the User Pattern Form) to define whether the User account is used for report generation.
If you select this check box, the user will only be able to log on via ODBC and will only have read-only access to the database. This is due to the User account's permissions being initially limited to just being assigned the Read permission for Groups and items in the database.
To define whether a User account is used for report generation:
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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.)
- Select the General tab.
- Use the Report User check box to define whether the User account is used for report generation.
Select the check box if the User account is to be used for report generation.
Clear the check box if the User account is not to be used for report generation.
- Save the configuration.
You can define the user's access type (elsewhere on this tab) only if you clear the Report User check box. If you select the Report User check box, the Access Type field becomes disabled. For more information, see Define whether a User can Access the System via ViewX, Virtual ViewX, Original WebX, or Phone.