How to assign user properties

Introduction

A user is assigned properties that define password rules, and the folders and chromatography systems that the user can access. This section describes how to assign properties.

How to open User properties

The user properties are defined in the User Setup dialog box in the UNICORN Manager module. The table below describes how to open User Setup.

Step

Action

1

Select Administration:User Setup.

2

Select a user in the Users list.

3

Click the Edit button.

Result: The User properties dialog box opens.

The User properties dialog box is used to edit the user definition and assign properties for passwords, folder and system access, and available manual instructions.

How to edit the user definition

The table below describes how to edit the user definition in the User properties dialog box.

Step

Action

1

Select the User item.

2

Select an access group from the Group drop-down box.

Note: A pre-defined access group is assigned a certain level of access to UNICORN.

3

Select a folder from the Home folder drop-down box.

4

Click the check boxes to select Administrator Attributes.

5

Click OK to finalize or select another definition to edit.

How to edit the user attributes

The table below describes how to edit the attributes in the User Attributes window pane.

Step

Action

1

Select the Attributes item.

2

Select applicable attribute items in the User Attributes pane:

  • Use large toolbar icons

  • Show unused variables

  • Show variable details

  • Default overwrite of baselines and peak tables

  • Prompt for column before manual runs

3

Type which curve to display in the Quick view dialog box.

4

  • Select a size definition and type a value for the Fraction mark height.

  • Select a size definition and type a value for the Injection mark height.

  • Select a size definition and type a value for the Logbook mark height.

5

Click OK to finalize or select another definition to edit.

The Advanced dialog page

The Advanced window pane is used to define password policies for the user. Normally this is only used by the system administrator.

Note: This dialog page is only available if a required password was selected when the software was installed.

How to define access to folders and systems

The Access dialog page is used to define the folders and systems that the user has access to. Click the check box for each selected folder and system.

Up to 20 folders can be set up to be shared. The user has access to all files and sub-folders in the selected folders. Only selected folders will be visible in the methods or results panels of the UNICORN Manager module.

Note: All users should have access to the Failed folder on each local station in a network installation. This will ensure that users can access results that were saved in the Failed folder in case of a network communication error.

How to define available manual instructions

The Instructions dialog page is used to define the manual instructions and system sounds that are available to the user as well as which monitors the user is allowed to calibrate. Click the check box for each selected instruction, sound or monitor.

Access groups

The level of access to UNICORN functions for each user is determined by the Access group that the user is assigned to. The access authorizations can be edited for each group, normally by the systems administrator. Refer to the Technical and Administration Manual if you need to edit an Access group.

Note: User access can be limited to only some UNICORN modules. If that is the case the unavailable modules will not be displayed. E.g. if the UNICORN Manager is unavailable you will only have access to a dialog box with the basic functions to change limited user attributes, passwords and to log out and quit the program.

2005-06-15