Resource groupings

A resource grouping is a collection of hardware resources from the

Networks and Devices

tree that is associated with an application or area. A resource grouping is not a separate account type.

Grouping resources under an application or area allows granting or denying security permissions for a set of control hardware in one step, rather than setting permissions for each device separately.

Create a resource grouping in any application or area in the

FactoryTalk Directory

by selecting resources to associate with the area in the

Resources Editor

. A resource grouping automatically inherits the security settings of the application or area where the resource group is located.

These security permissions might be explicit permissions defined specifically for the area, or they might be inherited from the application in which the area is located, or from the

FactoryTalk Directory

in which the application is located. If needed, set explicit permissions for a device that override the security permissions set for its resource group by browsing for the network or device in the

Networks and Devices

tree.

To prevent conflicting permissions, these configurations are not permitted: