Concept
Workspace Customization
You customize the workspace layout to control access and meet the specific requirements of a user account group. For example, you hide or show panes and toolbars. You can save a workspace layout on the SmartStruxure server. In this case, the layout becomes the default workspace layout for all users in the user account group the workspace belongs to. Workspaces are task oriented, which means that a user can switch workspaces during a single WorkStation session.
You can configure a workspace to contain a limited number of views to which users have access. Specifically, you can add, edit, move, or remove the following panes and windows:
Graphics
Alarms, Events, and Watch
Basic and Advanced Schedules
Function Block Programs
Trend Log Lists and Charts
Work Areas
Calendars
Panels
System Tree
For example, you can create a workspace that only displays an Alarms pane along with a graphic in the work area representing a building.
Software permissions limit the paths, objects, and commands that are available in a workspace. For example, a user with No Access permissions for a particular path cannot see any of the path objects displayed in the System Tree pane. A user with Read permissions for a path can see the path objects but cannot issue any commands because these objects are not made available. For more information, see Software Permissions .
Workspaces and software permissions are linked to user account groups. Therefore, a user inherits the workspaces and permissions of all groups to which the user is a member. For more information, see Software Permissions and User Account Groups .
Workspace Components and Customization
Software Permissions
Software Permissions and User Account Groups
Resetting the Workspace Layout
Resetting All User Settings