Set user permissions for alarm and recipe actions

To acknowledge and shelve an alarm, and to view and download a recipe, user permissions need to be set in
FactoryTalk Security
.
To set alarm and recipe permissions
  1. Open the application in
    FactoryTalk View Studio
    .
  2. In the
    Explorer
    window, right-click the application or area name and select
    Security
    .
  3. In the
    Security Settings
     dialog box, on the
    Permissions
    tab, do one of the following:
    • Set permissions by user:
      1. Select the
        User
        option.
      2. From the
        Users
        list, select a user or group.
      3. From the
        Action
        list, expand
        Alarming
        and select an action for alarm actions, or expand
        FactoryTalk View SE
        and select an action for recipe actions.
    • Set permissions by action:
      1. Select the
        Action
        option.
      2. From the
        Action
        list, expand
        Alarming
        and select an action for alarm actions, or expand
        FactoryTalk View SE
        and select an action for recipe actions.
      3. From the
        Users
        list, select a user or group.
  4. Select the
    Allow
    or
    Deny
    checkbox. Clear both checkboxes to make the application inherit its security settings from the
    FactoryTalk Directory
     folder.
  5. (optional) To control access to the action by another user or group, click
    Add
    , and in the
    Select User or Group
     dialog box, select the user or group, and click
    OK
    .
  6. When you have finished setting user permissions, click
    OK
    .
For more information about security settings, see
FactoryTalk
 Help.
TIP:
When a user signs in,
FactoryTalk ViewPoint
 checks the user permissions for alarm and recipe actions in
FactoryTalk Security
.
When no user signs in:
  • If
    All Users
     has permissions in
    FactoryTalk Security
    , alarm and recipe actions are allowed.
  • If
    All Users
     has no permissions in
    FactoryTalk Security
    , alarm and recipe actions are not allowed.
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