Option 2.1 Assign Role Application Privileges

The Privileges tab on the Role Properties dialog box let you define the application privileges for a new role.

Check the check box for each privilege you want to assign to a role.

1

General

2

Alarms

3

Runtime

4

Event manager

5

Points

 

1

General

Privilege

Description

Dynamic configuration

Enable Dynamic Configuration from functions in the Workbench.

Process Control

Use the CPC (CIMPLICITY Program Control) utility to start and stop CIMPLICITY processes.

Start Project

Start a project.

Stop Project

Stop a project.

2

Alarms

Privilege

 

Delete alarms

Delete alarms from the Alarm Viewer.

Modify alarm setups

Modify alarm setups in Alarm Viewer.

3

Run time

A role's ability to open processes through the following windows can be limited, based on whether or not you check Right-click menu and/or Point Target.

Alarm Viewer OCX

CimView (including Point View)

Point Control Panel

System Sentry

Right-click menu

Right-click menu authorizes the role to display Popup menus, as follows.

Alarm Viewer OCX

Checked

A Popup menu displays. Processes that can be opened through the Popup menu include:

Add a project.

Remove a project.

Open the Point Control Panel.

Note: Point Target must also be checked.

Open a quick trend.

Note: Point Target must also be checked.

Clear

No Popup menu displays.

CimView

Checked

A Popup menu displays. Processes that can be opened through the Popup menu include:

Open a Point View window.

Open the Point Control Panel.

Note: Point Target must also be checked.

Open a quick trend.

Note: Point Target must also be checked.

Clear

No Popup menu displays.

Note: System Sentry displays Popup options the same as other CimView screens.

Point Control Panel

Checked

A Popup menu displays. Processes that can be opened through the Popup menu include:

Open an additional Point Control Panel that displays selected points.

Note: Point Target must also be checked.

Open a quick trend.

Note: Point Target must also be checked.

Clear

No Popup menu displays.

Important:  If you are connected to multiple projects, e.g. through the Point Control Panel, you can display the Popup menu only  if your role is authorized to do so in all of the projects.

For projects that are in CIMPLICITY versions less than 7.0, the authorization is assumed to be True.

Point target

Checking Point target enables users to display the Point Control Panel and Quick Trends.

Popup menus  and toolbar buttons that provide access to these features display based on whether Point target is checked or clear are as follows.

When Point target is checked Point Control Panel and QuickTrends are listed on the right-click Popup menus in:

Alarm Viewer OCX

CimView

Point Control Panel

System Sentry

Note: Right-click menu must also be checked.

Examples

Point target Checked

Clear

CimView

Point Control Panel

 

When Point target is checked Point Control Panel and QuickTrends buttons display on the Point View toolbar when Point View is opened through a CimView screen..

Example

Point target Checked

Clear

Point View

4

Event Manager

Privilege

Description

Trigger Event

Trigger Event Manager events from the Basic Control Engine user interface.

Script Control

Stop, pause, or resume scripts in the Event Manager from the Basic Control Engine user interface.

5

Level

Enter a number to indicate the level at which the role can set points.

Level security affects all writable attributes of the point, including alarm limits, quality attributes, raw value, etc.

Each point can be assigned a level on the advanced General tab in the Point Properties dialog box. A role with a level equal to or higher than a point level can set the point.

Example

The SYSMGR role:

Has been assigned a level of 100.

Can set any points with a level that is lower or equal to 100.

The OPER role:

Has been assigned a level of 10.

Can set any points with a level that is lower or equal to 10.

6

Points

Privilege

Description

Set point

Perform setpoints from CimView screens that contain Setpoint actions.

Setpoint Audit Trail

Have a $DOWNLOAD event recorded in the Event Log for each setpoint that is generated.

When you enable the Setpoint Audit Trail, the information sent to your Event Log can provide a detailed audit trail of which users set which setpoints. However, the audit trail imposes significant overhead (20 times slower) since a record is logged in the database for each setpoint. This is particularly noticeable when a user performs setpoints in a loop in the Program Editor.

If you do not require an audit trail for setpoints, it is recommended that you disable the Setpoint Audit Trail option.

Note: The audit trail logs data in device units. You can use the global parameter EU_AUDIT_TRAIL to have CIMPLICITY log the data in EU and measurement unit converted values.

 

Default

Disabled

Point by Address

Use point by address points in CimEdit expressions.

Disable / modify alarms

Disable or modify a point's alarms in the Point Control Panel.

Modify Attributes

Change the MANUAL_MODE point quality attribute.

Change the QUALITY.DISABLE_WRITE point attribute.

Write to a user defined field attribute if Restrict write by role is checked in the Field Attribute dialog box.

More information

Step 2. Assign Role privileges.