Download User Manual

Preferences
158
Then do whatever it was that you did previously to cause the problem & then immediately EXIT SpecView.
Send your SpecView Representative all the files that have a name starting with "SVData" from C:\SV32\
Remember to set Debug Mode back to zero afterwards.
Full list of Preferences
12
Passwords
12.1
Passwords - Overview
Passwords
NOTE: Passwords are optional. If you do not need them skip this section.
SpecView has the facility of password protection, which can be used as detailed below.
·
Up to 5 levels of password access
·
Any item may be password protected
·
Adjustable inactivity timeout
·
Hierarchical or Non-hierarchical operation
·
Menu command blocking
·
Window controls or PC key blocking
Setting up the Password system is the last thing to be done to finish a Configuration.
Ideally all the GDWs need to be finished, and there should be a thorough understanding of how the screens will be
used in practice, in terms of who needs to use which parts of which screen.
For example, if there are 3 screens: MAIN.GDW, TRENDCHART.GDW & SUPERVISOR.GDW and 2 users:
Administrator & Operator, then to setup the Password system use the GDW Setup menu command and go to each
screen in turn and choose the 'Level' of the user (1 for Operator & 4 for Administrator), then select the objects on
EACH screen that the user needs to have access to. Remember to save the changes to the screens.
For the Admin level it is advisable to check the Allow Configuration Mode checkbox, and for Operator level have this
unchecked. This will just allow the Admin level user to enter Configuration Mode.
It may also be worth considering using Full-Screen mode.
In this case it will be necessary to put a Button with the action: "Password: Log In or Log Out" on at least the first
screen.
Put a Button to "Toggle" Full-Screen Mode onto a screen which is accessible by the Admin level user.
To Setup users use the User Control menu command to create user IDs and Passwords for the users at the required
level.
Finally uncheck the Disable Password System checkbox (on the GDW Setup dialog) and test that each user has
access to the correct parts of each screen.
For future changes to the Configuration, it is a good idea to disable the password system, make the amendments, test
them, modify the password system appropriately, and then once everything is completed, re-enable the password
system.
NOTE: When setting up the password system it is necessary to ensure that all variables, which
may need to be changed during Runtime, are accessible by at least one user.
NOTE: that when Passwords are used in conjunction with Full Screen mode it is important to
ensure that there are buttons on the GDW for Login and Logout.
Copyright SpecView 1994 - 2007