View groups

To view groups
  1. Click the
    Configure Historian
     tab.
  2. Click
    Group Management
    .
    The
    Group Management
     page appears.
Depending on the way you choose to log on to the module, there will be different users and user groups listed:
  • If you log on to the module using the FactoryTalk Historian ME Local Security credentials, the following groups are listed in FactoryTalk Historian ME:
    Group
    Description
    piadmin
    The default administrative group for FactoryTalk Historian ME.
    Initially, the group contains only the default
    piadmin
     user.
    For details on adding users to the group, see Manage users.
    The
    piadmin
     group membership does not automatically give you special privileges. However, the
    piadmin
     user account has unlimited access to all functions available on the module. The users added to the
    piadmin
     group can perform all functions, with the exception of deleting the
    piadmin
     user and group.
    piuser
    The group which can contain users without administrative privileges.
    Initially, the group contains only the default
    pidemo
     user. See Manage users for more information on adding users to the group.
  • If you log on to the module using the FactoryTalk Directory security credentials, the available groups will correspond to groups set in the FactoryTalk Administration Console on the FactoryTalk Directory server computer. For details, see Configure secure groups in the FactoryTalk Administration Console.
For details on logon options, see Configure how to log on to the module.
For details on privileges and access for each group, see Understand privileges for user groups.
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