Electronic signature security

FactoryTalk

Security is used to support

FactoryTalk Batch

Electronic Signature Signoffs. The

ESignature Network Directory

policy setting is created in the

FactoryTalk

Local Directory during

FactoryTalk Batch

installation with a default value of

True

. The value of the

ESignature Network Directory

policy setting determines whether the users and groups defined in the

FactoryTalk

Local Directory or the users and groups defined in the

FactoryTalk

Network Directory are used to assign Security Permissions to Electronic Signature Templates and validate Electronic Signature Request Signoffs.

Security Permissions for Signature Signoffs are specified when the Signature Template is created in

FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor

. The Security Permissions defined in the Signature Template are required to complete the Signoff(s) generated in the associated Signature Request. Each Signoff requires a UserID and a password. When a signature requires multiple signoffs, each signoff must be made using a unique UserID and password.

Signature templates are also used for Recipe Approval process signoffs, and must be configured before recipe approvals can be enabled, configured, and executed.

For more information on configuring signature templates, see the

FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor

User Guide

.