Rockwell Automation 9307 FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix - Manual (Page 19)

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Roles and Users
Access to the application and its functions is controlled by means of Roles and Users.
A role is a named collection of privileges assigned to various users to manage security.
Roles can be global or domain specific.
A User is a named set of security credentials (user name and password) that permit an
individual to access the privileges defined in the Role assigned to the User. More than one
Role can be assigned to a User.
Roles and Users can be assigned Global scope where they are permitted access to all
domains, groups, devices, meters, reports and custom pages.
Alternately, Roles and Users can be assigned Domain-specific scope in which they permit
access to an individual domain and its sub-groups, devices, meters and reports, as well as
other Global objects such as reports, custom pages and rate schedules.
The default Roles are Admin, User, and Guest, with default user logins admin/admin,
user/user and guest/guest respectively.
To configure Roles and Users, navigate to the Roles and Users subfolder under the System
folder in the navigation tree.
To utilize Active Directory / LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), simply
create a User name in the format DomainName\UserName used to log in to Windows.
The password fields and password button are displayed for Active Directory users,
however, the password entered into the user setup will only be used if the user cannot be
authenticated with the Active Directory server. When the user is authenticated against the
Active Directory server, the Windows password is stored in the database to keep the
passwords synchronized.
Rate Schedules
Rate schedules define the content and format of billing reports. You can use billing reports
for the following:
 Shadow billing - replicating the monthly bill from your energy provider
 Cost allocation - reporting the real cost of energy for each process or cost center in
your enterprise
 Tenant billing - generating energy bills for use of your manufacturing or commercial
facilities by others
 What-if analysis - Comparing costs of energy from different energy providers for the
same usage
Rate schedules can have global scope or be assigned to a domain. Global rate schedules
can be used in all domains. Domain rate schedules apply to only a single domain.
Changing the default password on the Admin default user is
highly recommended to prevent inadvertent changes to the
database.