General Properties common to Users and User Groups

Some properties are provided for both User Groups and individual User levels to facilitate their propogation to all users of a group, while at the same time they can be modified according to each user of that group.  These properties are available and managed at different hierarchy levels starting from the one which has the lowest priority.  For example, if one of these properties has been defined at the level of individual User settings, that setting will be taken as valid. If it is not defined in the individual user’s settings then this property will be inherited by that user’s group.

To change the User Group's General properties, select the Group from the Project Explorer window and use the Movicon 'Properties Window' that opens.

To check the specific General properties for each category, please refer to the following paragraphs: "Users and User Groups General Properties", "User Group General Properties", "Users General Properties".

Style Source Container

This property is used to select the screen to be used as the style source container to manage styles. For further information on this functionality, please refer to "Style Sources in Symbols".

Enable Auto Logoff

A password request will involve the activation of a user at Runtime.  The activated user will remain active until deactivated when one of the following modes are used:

1. Deactivate User command (LogOff)

2. Timed Deactivation (Auto LogOff)

3. Activation of a different user

The LogOff commands can be executed by commands associated to the objects or from the project logic.

When the  'Enable Auto Logoff' is activated, the automatic logoff will be executed by Movicon after the time set in the "Auto Logoff Timeout (sec)" property. Countdown will start the moment in which the user discontinues performing operations on the keyboard or with the mouse.

The "Users and User Groups" resource has a tree structure which can be composed of three levels:

Users and User Groups

User Groups

Users

The 'Auto Logoff' property can be enabled for each one of these groups.  In this case, the property will be propagated from the highest hierarchical level to those below. For example, if the "Auto Logoff" property is enabled at "Users and User Groups" level, this will also be propagated to all the users of all the groups, independently from its setting at group or user level. If, however, the "Auto Logoff" property is disabled at "Users and User Groups" level, each user will acquire the settings of its own group, and if it is also disabled in the group, then the setting of each individual user will be considered. In fact, the activation of this property is managed as "OR" of the three available settings.

Auto Logoff Timeout (sec)

This property is used to set a timeout after which Movicon will execute an Automatic Logoff of the active user. This setting is only considered when the  "Enable Auto Logoff" has been activated.  The countdown will start the moment the user stops performing operations operations on the keyboard or with the mouse.

The "Users and User Groups" resource has a tree structure which can be composed with three levels:

Users and User Groups

User Groups

Users

A value can be assigned to the "Auto Logoff  Time (sec)" of each one of these levels.  In this case, the value associated to the lowest hierarchical level to which the "Auto Logoff" property has been enabled will be considered.  For example, if the "Auto Logoff" property has been enabled at all three levels, the Logoff time for each user will be the one specified in the property of each individual user.

Web Client Auto Logoff (sec.)

Web Client users can use this property to set the inactive value seconds with which the user will automatically be disconnected from the project Server. In this case the Movicon applet window will re-appear in the Browser requesting a new login.

The  "Web Client Auto Logoff (sec.)" property exists at User level, Group level and  "Users and User Groups" general resource level and is managed with the modality set in the user management.  

In fact, if the general "Enable Password Management" property of the "Users and User Groups" resource is enabled, the first value that is other than zero of the "Web Client Auto Logoff (sec.)" property will be used for the Client disconnection starting from the user and possibly going back to the group they belong to until reaching the value in the "Users and User Groups" resource.  For instance, the value set in the user's "Web Client Auto Logoff (sec.)" property will be used if higher than zero, otherwise the value set in the group which the user belongs to will be considered.  If this value is also set at zero, the value entered in the "Web Client Auto Logoff (sec.)" property in the "Users and User Group" resource will be used.

If, however, the "Users and User Groups" resource's "Enable Password Management" general property is not enabled, the auto logoff time of a Web Client user connected to a Server project will be taken from the one set in the "Users and User Groups" resource's  "Web Client Auto Logoff (sec.)" general property.

User Level Resizing

This property is used to define the user level required for system resizing operations or reducing the Movicon window to an icon.

When set with the "0" level, user authentication for operations to reduce to an iron or resize the Movicon window will be required. However, any attempts to close the window will always require an Administrator level (1023), independently from the value set in this property.

Logon Script

This selection allows you to choose a Basic Script routine to be executed during the User Logon stage. When this setting is executed in the User's properties, the Basic Script routine will only be executed when the specified user logs on. When, however, the setting is executed in the property of a User group, the Basic Script routine will be executed when all the users belonging to that group log on.

Logoff Script

This selection allows you to choose a Basic Script routine to be executed during the User Logoff stage. When this setting is executed in the User's properties, the Basic Script routine will only be executed when the specified user logs off. When, however, the setting is executed in the property of a User group, the Basic Script routine will be executed when all the users belonging to that group log off.

Logon Commands

This selection allows you set a "Commands List" to be executed during the User Logon phase. When this setting is executed in the User property, the "Commands List" will be executed only when the specified User Logs on. When the setting is executed in the Users Group property, the "Commands List" will be executed when al the Users belonging to the Group log on.

Logoff Commands

This selection allows you to choose a "Commands List" to be executed during the User Logoff phase. When this setting is executed in the User property, the "Commands List" will be executed only when the specified User Logs off. When the setting is executed in the Users Group property, the "Commands List" will be executed when all the Users belonging to the Group log off.

Expiring  Password (Days)

This property is used to set the number of days after which the User's Password will expire and will no longer be usable. Once expired, a new pass will be requested for the next user authentication. When this value is left set to zero in the User's property, the one set in the Group's property will be considered. When this value is left set to zero in both the two properties, the password will not expire.

Language

This property allows you set a default language for the User. When this setting is executed in the User properties, this default "language will only be valid for that User. However, if set in the User Group properties, the default "Language" will be valid for all those users belonging to that User group who have not been set with this property.

When inserting a language in this property, it will automatically activate when the User logs on. This will enable you to have a multilanguage system where each user can be associated a different language for default as desired.