Create user and user group accounts in FactoryTalk Security

Before you can add users and user groups to the accounts list in the FactoryTalk View SE Runtime Security editor, you have to create accounts for them in FactoryTalk Security services. It is recommended that you create FactoryTalk Security user group accounts first, then you can create user accounts and assign them to the appropriate user group.
If you are using FactoryTalk Security to secure the FactoryTalk Directory, the application and its areas, users, computers, and devices, you should set this up for the group accounts before creating individual user accounts.
All users within a particular group inherit the security permissions set up for the group. This makes it easier to assign and manage permissions for multiple users with similar security needs. If you change any of the permissions for the group, all members inherit the changes.
For more information about using security permissions to create different levels of access to resources for the users and user groups in a FactoryTalk View SE application, see Chapter 5 in the
FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide
.
For detailed information about creating users and user groups in FactoryTalk Security, see the
FactoryTalk Services Platform Help
.
To create a user account in FactoryTalk Security:
  1. In
    FactoryTalk View SE
    , in the
    Explorer
     window, double-click
    System
    > Users and Groups
    .
  2. Right-click the
    Users
     folder to add a new user.
    For details about the options in the dialog box, click
    Help
    .
Remarks
  • To change the properties of a user or reset their password, in the
    Users
     folder, right-click the user's name and then click
    Properties
    .
  • To create a Windows-linked user account, right-click the
    Users
     folder and then click
    New
    >
    Windows-Linked User
     option. In the
    New Windows-Linked User
     dialog box, click
    Help
     for information about how to create a FactoryTalk security account for a Windows user.
  • To create a Windows-linked user group account, right-click the
    User Groups
     folder and follow the same steps you would to create a user or Windows-linked user.
  • Deleting users from FactoryTalk Security does not delete them from a FactoryTalk View application. Likewise, deleting users from the FactoryTalk View SE Runtime Security accounts list does not delete them from FactoryTalk Security. They both must be deleted manually, just as they were added manually.
    If you delete users from FactoryTalk Security without deleting them from the application, the FactoryTalk View SE Runtime Security editor may show ambiguous references to users when you first open it. These will be removed when you open and close the Security Settings dialog box.
  • You can add individual Windows-linked user accounts to a user group that was created in FactoryTalk Security.
  • You can also add a Windows-linked user group to a user group that was created in FactoryTalk Security.
  • You cannot add a user account that was created in FactoryTalk Security, to a Windows-linked user group.
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