Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 181)

11 • Set up security
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 Add FactoryTalk Security users and assign security codes and login and logout
macros, for each user or group of users that will have access to the application at run
time.
 Migrate users from RSView version 3.20 and earlier to FactoryTalk View version 4.00
or later.
 Assign user passwords (version 3.20 and earlier applications only).
 Add Windows users or groups (version 3.20 and earlier applications only).
The method for adding users and assigning security codes to them depends on whether
you are setting up users for FactoryTalk View 4.00 applications, or for RSView 3.20 and
earlier applications. There is a separate tab for 4.00 and later applications and for 3.20 and
earlier applications.
The Runtime Security editor has special items on the View menu to control the
appearance of the editor. It also has items on the Setup menu, and extra tools on the
toolbar.
How user accounts and security codes work
When you assign a security code to a graphic display, only the users and groups who are
assigned that security code have access to the display. There are 16 security codes, A
through P.
The asterisk symbol (*) is used in displays and represents any code. Users must have at
least one code assigned to open displays that use the * code.
You can assign combinations of security codes to users and groups, to allow each user or
group access to a different set of displays or graphic objects.
To use security codes to restrict user access to graphic objects, assign visibility animation
to the objects using expressions containing the security functions. For an example, see
page 11-15.
The DEFAULT user
The first account in the editor is the DEFAULT user account. The DEFAULT account is
used when no one is logged in. The DEFAULT user initially has access to each security
code. Unless you want everyone to have access to all parts of the application at run time
without logging in, turn off the DEFAULT user’s access to the security codes you plan to
use.