Creating new users

There are many different applications that can be applied via the flexibility offered in London Architect's security settings. Multiple users can each be give their own login with access to specific control panels for that user. First of all new users have to be created in order to apply access rights to them.

It would be good policy to consider what access you would like to assign to particular users of your system. For example, you can design custom control panels that have sets of pertinent controls that would be useful in the day to day operation of the system. Particular panels can then be assigned to particular user log ins to further define the level of control given to people with different requirements, and expectations, from the system.

Go to Tools > Set Up Design Security Settings.  Tick the Enable Security for this Design File box. You will be prompted to enter a password for the Administrator who is the only one who can set design rights for users.

Select <Add new user...> from the drop down menu. Enter the user name and enter and re-enter the password for that user.

Now set design rights for the user.

There are four levels of Design Rights

• No Access does not allow any design and four levels of control panel options.
• Read Only does not allow any design and gives full control of control panels.
• Control Panels Only allows the design and layout of control panels to be changed and gives full control of control panels
• Full Access allows the user to change any part of the design and gives full control of control panels.

  With No Access selected for Design Rights you can assign various levels of access for each of the Control Panels in your design.

 

Using the drop down menus, you can choose No Access to prohibit access to this Control Panel. If you choose Read Only, the operator will be able to view the Control Panel but not make any changes. If you select Hyperlinks Only, the operator will be able to view the Control Panel and use and hyperlinks on the panel to jump to other panels. Full Control allows the operator access to all controls located on the Control Panel. These settings can be different for each user on each Control Panel allowing you complete flexibilty when setting up your system security.

 
When trying to access a secure system, select the user you wish to log in as and enter the correct password to access the system.

 
Once the security settings are completed close the dialogue box. To test your application you can 'Log Off' from the design file using this command in the Tools menu, alternatively use (Ctrl+L). The design will close and the Log On screen will appear. Select your user from the drop down list, enter the password assigned earlier and press the'Logon' button. The design should now exhibit the particular settings that were programmed for that user.

 
To change user (or to get back to Admin) use the Log Off command (Tools > Log Off or Ctrl+L). To delete users from the security settings log in as Admin and then use the 'Delete User' button for the selected user. Note that Admin cannot be deleted.

TIP: Before starting Design File Security setup, delete all unreferenced default control panels. This will reduce the number of control panels displayed in the list when defining user access rights and help reduce your file size.