User Privileges

This menu item opens User Privileges dialog window bringing up the list of all users of the current database.

User Privileges dialog screenshot

The list is formatted as a table with two columns named User and Description.

Double-clicking a line in the table opens User Groups dialog, while right-clicking on a line opens a context menu containing actions available for selected user, also duplicated by screen buttons at the bottom of the list.

Down the bottom of the dialog window there are screen buttons:

Add button Add button opens new user creation form.

New user window screenshot

Enter username and password into respectively named editable fields.

Enter the password again into Repeat Password editable field to ensure the password is typed in correctly.

The password will be stored in encrypted form.

Fill in the Description field if needed.

Delete button Delete button removes selected user from the list.

Groups button Groups button opens Edit Groups dialog:

Edit Groups dialog screenshot

The toolbar at the top of the Edit Groups dialog contains the following buttons:

Access to Menu Items button  Access to Menu Items

Opens the Access to Menu Items dialog, where you pick from the Group drop-down list the group of users whose members' access privileges to menu items you want to set, then place checkmarks by clicking checkboxes next to menu items you want to make available to members of the selected group.

Access to Menu Items dialog screenshot

Access to Bookmarks button  Access to Tabs

Opens the Access to Tabs dialog, where you pick from the Group drop-down list the group of users whose members' access privileges to menu items you want to set, then place checkmarks by clicking checkboxes in the Permit column next to names of the tabs you want to make available to members of the selected group. You can also make tabs Read-Only by using checkboxes in the respective column.

Access to Tabs window screenshot

 

If you would like to limit the time period during which editing the records is permitted, select the Editing Time Limit option. When switched, the window will show you controls, allowing you to set the time limit for each user separately.

From the dropdown list, pick the user for whom you would like to set the editing time limit, switch the radio button to Time, minutes, enter the time in minutes, then click on Save button.

While setting the time limit, the lower pane of the window displays the list of all tabs in the database, where you can mark the tabs whose editing time you do not want to be limited for the given user..

Limiting the Editing Time Period window screenshot

 

Access to Columns button  Access to Database Columns

Opens the Access to Database Columns dialog, where you pick from the Group drop-down list the group of users whose members' access privileges to menu items you want to set, then place checkmarks by clicking checkboxes in the Permit column next to database fields (columns) you want to make available to members of the selected group. To allow users only to view certain columns without being able to make changes to their content, place checkmarks in the Read-Only column next to respective database fields.

 Access to Database Columns dialog screenshot

Access to Reports button  Access to Reports

Opens the Access to Reports dialog, where you pick from the Group drop-down list the group of users whose members' access privileges to menu items you want to set, then place checkmarks by clicking checkboxes in the Permit column next to reports you want to make available to members of the selected group.

Access to Reports dialog screenshot

Tree Editing Permissions button  Tree Editing Permissions

Opens the Tree Editing Permissions dialog containing the list of all the user groups in the current database. You should place checkmarks next to groups whose members you want to permit to make changes and rearrangements of the tree, by clicking checkboxes in the Permit Tree Editing column.

Tree Editing Permissions dialog screenshot

Access to Tree Branches button  Access to Tree Branches

Opens the Access to Tree Branches dialog, where you pick from the Group drop-down list the group of users whose members' access privileges to the branches of the tree you want to set, then place checkmarks by clicking checkboxes in the Permit column next to branches you want to make available to members of the selected group.

Access to Tree Branches dialog screenshot

 

Miscellaneous Privileges button  Misc. Privileges

Opens the Misc. Privileges dialog, where you pick from the Group drop-down list the group of users whose members' access privileges you want to set, then check respective checkboxes to permit access of the selected group members to:

Having finished setting miscellaneous privileges, press Save button.

Misc. Privileges dialog screenshot

 

User Groups button The User Groups button opens the User Groups dialog where you can assign users to groups.

User Groups dialog screenshot

Down the bottom of the window there is the User drop-down menu for selecting the user to manage.

The left half of the window contains the list of all groups in current database, which the selected user is not a member of.

The right half of the window contains the list of all groups in current database, which the selected user is a member of.

To assign the selected user to a group, click on the group name in the left half of the window in the Not a Member of list, then click on the Right Arrow Button Right Arrow Button

To exclude the selected user from a group, click on the group name in the right half of the window in the Is a Member of list, then click on the Left Arrow Button Left Arrow Button

Password Button Password button opens New Password dialog where you can change the currently selected user's password.

Description Button Edit User Details button opens the User dialog, where you can edit the currently selected user's username and description.

Exit Button Exit button closes the User Privileges dialog window.

IMPORTANT! After creating a new user, do assign him/her to a group.