Access items

What is an access item?

An access item specifies a specific action that the user is allowed to perform in the UNICORN system. The access items are assigned to one or more user access group(s) in the User properties dialog box, see User access groups.

To view the access items,

  • choose Administration:User Setup in the UNICORN Manager and click the Access groups button.

    Result: The access items are listed in the Access field (when the access group is selected).

Description of the access items

The table below describes each access item:

Access item

Allows the user

UNICORN Manager

to create and edit methods with the UNICORN Manager.

Method Editor

to create and edit methods for pre-programmed control of systems with the Method Editor module.

System Control

to control and monitor processes online with the System Control module.

Evaluation

to process result data with the Evaluation module.

User setup/Groups

to define and change access levels and users.

Caution! It is recommended that only one user in an installation or network is assigned this access item.

Audit trail/System setup

to examine the audit trail and define connected systems.

Caution! It is recommended that only one user in an installation or network is assigned this access item.

Delete, move - Home only

to delete and move files and folders within the user's home folder. It does not authorize these operations on other folders.

Delete, move

to delete and move files and folders both outside and within the user's home folder.

Copy file(s)

to copy files. The user must have access to both the source and target folders in order to move or copy between folders.

Confirm/Sign

  • to confirm answers to start protocol questions

  • to sign methods and result files.

Unlock locked system

to unlock locked systems with the user's own logon passwords. Locked systems can normally only be unlocked with the locking password.

Note: We recommend that this access item is restricted to a few users in an installation. The user who locks a system does not require this access item to unlock the same system.

Run methods

to start methods.

Manual interaction

to issue manual commands in System Control.

Pause

to pause a running process with the Pause button in System Control.

Note: The Pause instruction in methods does not require explicit authorization.

Calibrate

to use the Calibrate commands in System Control.

Tune

to use the Tune commands in System Control.

System settings

to change system settings with the Settings command in System Control.

Note: Any user can view the system settings, but this access item is required to make changes to the settings.

Edit MethodQueue

to use the MethodQueue editor.

Run MethodQueue

to run MethodQueues.

Edit global list(s)

  • to save

    a method as a method template

    an evaluation procedure as globally available

    a report format as globally available

    a column in the Column list or BufferPrep recipe (also Quantitation tables and Mol Size tables if the Analysis module is installed) as globally available.

  • to delete

    method templates

    global procedures

    global report formats

    global columns

    global BufferPrep recipes (also global Quantitation tables and global Mol Size tables).

  • to restore global user information files, user setup and system setup.

Note: We recommend that this access item is restricted to only one user in an installation.

Maintenance

to gain access to the System:Maintenance command in System Control.

Create Curve

to create curves in the Evaluation module.

Rename Curve

to rename curves in the Evaluation module.

Quit program

to end a UNICORN session with the File:Quit Program command in the UNICORN Manager.

2005-06-15