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How to

How to


Products: Automation Server, AS-B, Enterprise Server, AS-P, Virtual Project Servers
Functionalities: User Management
Product version: 1.9
12/14/2016

Assigning Software Permissions to a User Account Group

You assign software permissions to user account groups to control access and user operations in Building Operation.

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A user account group can comprise both user accounts and other user account groups with similar interests. By using a well planned strategy for your user account groups, you apply software ​permissions and polices to multiple user accounts.

For optimal efficiency, assign software permissions to user account groups rather than individual user accounts, wherever possible. Using this approach, you can associate user accounts to at least one user account group for controlled permission to Building Operation applications. For instance, you can group software permissions with user accounts based on common tasks and responsibilities​

You create user accounts groups and then apply one or more software permissions. For example, create a user account for Paul and associate him with the two user account groups: Administrators and Janitors. Paul inherits the software permissions of both user account groups. You can also set up general policies for the user accounts that are members to the user account group. For example, you can enable or disable the ability of group members to change their passwords or to close the User Interface. For more information, see Software Permissions .

 
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Figure: Users inherit the user account group permissions of which they are members

Paul and Susan are members of the Janitor user account group, which includes an Operator workspace and a set of software permissions. The Janitor group is also a member of the Operator group. Therefore, the Janitor group inherits the settings and workspaces of the Operator group. In other words, Paul and Susan share the software permissions of both the Janitor and the Operator groups, and have access to the Operator and Janitor workspaces.

 
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Figure: Software permissions and workspaces are assigned to user account groups

To assign software permissions to a user account group

  1. In WorkStation, on the Tools menu, click Control Panel .

  2. On the Control Panel toolbar, select the SmartStruxure server.

     
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  3. Click Account management .

  4. In the Domain box, select a domain for the user account group.

     
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  5. In the User Account Groups box, select a user account group.

  6. In the User Account Group area, click Software permissions .

  7. Drag the folder or object to which you want to grant the user account group access to the Path list.

     
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  8. In the Permission box, select a permission for the path.

     
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  9. In the Category column, select a category that you want to configure permissions for.

  10. In the Command column, select a command.

  11. In the Permission box for the command, select a permission.

     
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  12. On the File menu, click Save .

See Also

  • Software Permissions and User Account Groups
  • User Accounts and User Account Groups
  • Editing the Software Permissions of a User Account Group
  • Removing Software Permissions from a User Account Group
  • Software Permissions
  • Control Panel View
  • User Account Group – Software Permissions Tab