In this session we are
looking at Access User Groups. What they are for. How we use them. How we Register and, or
de-Register Users to and from such Access User Groups. |
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On
the User Groups Screen I am using the Look Up now to retrieve an existing
User Group called “Main” |
And on this User Group
we can see that there is currently 1 User Registered. That is the Data
Manager. When we look at the
Users currently listed in this Group, we note that we cannot change this list
on this Screen. We cannot add Users. We cannot remove Users. In fact, Users will
appear on this list automatically when we Register, or de-Register them in
the User Master Record. |
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On
the User Master Record, for User DM
(Data Manager) we can see that the User Group, that this User is
currently a part of, is “main” (Main Group). |
But when we remove the
Group from this field, and we update this User record, then this User will
automatically disappear or be de-Registered from the Main Group. |
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And now that we look at
the Group called “main”, we notice that DM is no longer Registered on this
Group. So the way that we
Register to a Group is on the User Master Record. And the way that we
de-Register is by removing that Group or changing the Group on the User
Master Record. |
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The
only purpose that we have with these Access User Groups, is so that we can
provide a new Option on the Menu Profiles to everybody in the Group at the
same time. |
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So when we want to
provide the new Menu Option to everybody, in a particular Group, we select
the Group. We select the Business
Module or Application. The Action and the Menu
Process. And then we grant
Access. |
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So the moment I choose
“Grant Access”, then this particular Menu Option is added to anybody that the
System finds as belonging to this particular Group. And on the same path,
for everybody as specified here. Now the System is
immediately ready for us to do another Option. |
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So the use of User
Access Groups is entirely optional. It can be quite useful
to add a new Option to everybody in the Group. But when we use
Subscription Profiles, then we do not use the Groups as much as when we have
individual Menus for Users constructed on an individual basis. |