Add users or groups to FactoryTalk Security

Users and groups must be part of
FactoryTalk Security
 before they can be added to Runtime Security in
FactoryTalk View ME
.
You can add users to
FactoryTalk Security
 through the Runtime Security editor in
FactoryTalk View ME
, or through the
Users
 and
Groups
folders in the System folder at the bottom of the Explorer window.
FactoryTalk Security
 users can be granted or denied security permissions at all levels of
FactoryTalk Security
 from the FactoryTalk directory level down.
Once users and groups have been added to security, you can add them to your application through the
Runtime Security
 editor.
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It is advisable to create groups first, and grant the appropriate permissions to the group. This allows you to create a security structure without the need to know exactly who the users will be. When users are added to the group, they inherit the permissions granted to the group. If necessary, individual users can later be denied specific permissions.
A maximum of 255 user accounts can be added to the application.
For more detailed information, see FactoryTalk Security Help.
To add users or groups through the Runtime Security editor
  1. In the
    System
    folder at the top of the
    Explorer
     window, double-click the
    Runtime Security
     icon to open the editor.
  2. Click the
    ME Runtime 4.00 and later
     tab.
  3. The Default account appears in the form. Click the
    Add
    button or the
    Add
     icon in the toolbar to enter a new account.
    or
    In the
    Setup
    menu, select
    Add Users/Groups
    .
  4. The
    Select User or Group
     dialog box opens. In the
    Filter Users
     frame at the bottom, select
    Show groups only
     or
    Show users only
    .
  5. To add a user or user group from the list, select the name and click
    OK
    . The name appears in the
    Runtime Security
     editor spreadsheet, with all the security codes enabled (marked Y).
To create a new account
  1. Follow steps 1 through 4 above.
  2. Click
    Create New
    , and then select
    User or Windows linked user
    .
  3. Follow the instructions in the
    FactoryTalk Security
     Help.
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    Only the
    User name
     field in the
    New User
    dialog box is required. The other fields are optional.
To add users and groups through the FactoryTalk System folder
  1. Open the
    Users and Groups
     folder in the
    System
    folder at the bottom of the
    Explorer
    window.
  2. Right-click
    Users Groups
     (to add groups), or
    Users
    (to add individual users) and then select
    New
    .
  3. Select
    User Group
     or
    User
    .
  4. In the dialog box that opens, click
    Help
    . Follow the instructions in the
    FactoryTalk Security
     Help.
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