Access Levels and Privileges

You must be a member of the Administrator security group in order to have access to the Plant Applications Administrator program. There are five levels of security that control access to the functionality in the Plant Applications Administrator. The five levels, listed in order of greatest access to least access, are as follows:

Administrator access to the Administrator security group.

Manager access to the Administrator security group.

Administrator access to a user-defined security group and Read/Write or Read access to the Administrator security group.

Read/write access to the Administrator security group.

Read access to the Administrator security group.

IMPORTANT: Administrator access to the Administrator security group allows unlimited access to all the functions and features in Plant Applications. Therefore, it is important to limit the number of users who have this level of access.

If a user is a member of the Administrator security group and a user-defined security group that is assigned to an entity in the Administrator, the user's access rights are determined by the access level in the Administrator security group, except when the user has Administrator access to the user-defined security group. If the user has any access level other than Administrator access to a user-defined security group, the user's access rights are determined by the access level of the Administrator security group. This only applies to the entities that have been assigned a user-defined security group.

The following table lists all of the available commands and the access level required to perform the command.

 

Administrator access to the Administrator security group

Manager access to the Administrator security group

Administrator access to a User-defined security group

Read/write access to the Administrator security group

Read access to the Administrator security group

Global Configuration

Schedule Statuses

New Schedule Status

X

X

 

 

 

Export Schedule Statuses

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Status>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Schedule Status

X

X

 

 

 

Rename <schedule status>

X

X

 

 

 

Set <schedule status> Color

X

X

 

 

 

Set <schedule status> Movable

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Types

Add New Data Type

X

X

 

 

 

Export Data Types

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Data Type>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New <data type>

X

X

 

 

 

Delete <data type>

X

X

 

 

 

Rename <data type>

X

X

 

 

 

New Phrase

X

X

 

 

 

<Phrase>

View

View

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View

View

New Phrase

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X

 

 

 

Delete <phrase>

X

X

 

 

 

Rename <phrase>

X

X

 

 

 

Deactivate <phrase>

X

X

 

 

 

Comment Required for <phrase>

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Source Types

<Data Source>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Data Source

X

 

 

 

 

Activate/Deactivate <data source>

X

 

 

 

 

Modify System Cross References

X

 

 

 

 

Export Cross Reference

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

Color Schemes

New Color Scheme

X

X

 

 

 

<Color Scheme>

View

View

View

View

View

New <color scheme>

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X

 

 

 

Delete <color scheme>

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X

 

 

 

Duplicate <color scheme>

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X

 

 

 

Edit <color scheme>

X

X

 

 

 

Rename <color scheme>

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X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reason Trees

Reasons

Add New Reason

X

X

X

 

 

Export Reasons

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Reason>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Reason

X

X

X

 

 

Add Comment to <reason>

X

X

 

 

 

Edit External Link

X

X

 

 

 

Rename <reason>

X

X

 

 

 

Change <reason> Security

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Categories

Add New Reason Category

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X

 

 

 

<Category>

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View

View

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View

New Reason Category

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X

X

 

 

Rename <reason category> (user-defined only)

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X

 

 

 

Delete <reason category> (user-defined only)

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X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trees

Add New Reason Tree

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X

 

 

 

Export Trees

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Import Configuration

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<Tree>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Reason Tree

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X

 

 

 

Rename <reason tree>

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X

 

 

 

Delete <reason tree>

X

X

 

 

 

Change <reason tree> Security

X

 

 

 

 

Reason Level Titles

Add New Reason Level Title

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X

 

 

 

<Reason Level Title>

View

View

View

View

View

New Reason Level Title

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X

 

 

 

Rename <reason level title>

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X

 

 

 

Delete <reason level title>

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X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reason Tree

Edit Reason Tree Membership

X

X

 

 

 

Add New Reason

X

X

 

 

 

Paste

X

X

 

 

 

Export Reason Tree

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Rn Reason>

View

View

View

View

View

Edit Membership

X

X

 

 

 

Add New Reason

X

X

 

 

 

Edit Next Level Reason Membership

X

X

 

 

 

Add New Reason To Next Level

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X

 

 

 

Copy <reason>

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X

 

 

 

Paste

X

X

 

 

 

Attach Categories

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscription Information

New Subscription Group

X

 

 

 

 

Export Subscription Groups

X

 

 

 

 

Import Subscription Groups

X

 

 

 

 

<Subscription Group>

New Subscription Group

X

 

 

 

 

Subscription Group Properties

X

 

 

 

 

Delete Subscription Group

X

 

 

 

 

Rename Subscription Group

X

 

 

 

 

New Subscription

X

 

 

 

 

Export Subscriptions

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Subscription>

New Subscription

X

 

 

 

 

Subscription Properties

X

 

 

 

 

Delete Subscription

X

 

 

 

 

Rename Subscription

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering Units

Units

Add New Engineering Unit

X

 

 

 

 

Export Engineering Units

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Engineering Unit>

Add New Engineering Unit

X

 

 

 

 

Edit Engineering Unit

X

 

 

 

 

Delete Engineering Unit

X

 

 

 

 

Engineering Conversions

Export Conversions

X

 

 

 

 

Import Conversions

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Site Parameters

Edit Site Parameters

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Production Statuses

Edit Production Status

X

 

 

 

 

Export Production Statuses

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Calculations

Administer Calculations

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X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Alarms

Administer Alarms

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X

 

 

 

Export Alarms

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Events

Administer Events / Event Subtypes

X

X

X

 

 

Export Events / Event Subtypes

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Models

Administer Models

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X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Language Prompts

Administer Language Prompts

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X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Multi-Lingual Translations

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Multi-Lingual Translations

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X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Server Management

Control Services

 

 

 

 

 

Control Services

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshoot Services

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshoot Services

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Licensing

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Licensing

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X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Web Server

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Web Server

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Web Parts

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Web Parts

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer FTP

 

 

 

 

 

FTP Configuration

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-Mail Engine Configuration

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

Export Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

E-Mail Groups

New Email Group

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X

 

 

 

<Email Group>

View

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View

New Email Group

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X

 

 

 

Rename <email group>

X

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Edit Membership

X

X

 

 

 

Delete <email group>

X

X

 

 

 

E-Mail Recipients

New Recipient

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<Recipient>

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View

New Recipient

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Recipient Properties

X

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Delete Recipient

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Rename Recipient

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E-Mail Messages

Edit Email Messages

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X

 

 

 

Historian Connections

New Historian

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<Historian>

View

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View

New Historian

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Delete <historian>

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Edit <historian> Properties

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Rename <historian>

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X

 

 

 

Set <historian> As Default Historian

X

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Security Management

Site Users

Add New User

X

 

 

 

 

Import Operating System Users

X

 

 

 

 

Export Site Users

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration (From Excel)

X

 

 

 

 

<Site User>

View

View own

View own

View own

View own

New User

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Edit <site user> Properties

X

 

 

 

 

Rename <site user>

X

 

 

 

 

Edit <site user> Parameters 

X

 

 

 

 

Duplicate <site user>

X

 

 

 

 

Edit User Membership

X

 

 

 

 

View Windows User Group Membership

X

 

 

 

 

<Role>

View

View own

View own

View own

View own

Go to Security Role

X

 

 

 

 

Remove <role>

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Group>

View

View own

View own

View own

View own

Access Level

X

 

 

 

 

Go To Security Group

X

 

 

 

 

Remove <group>

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Users

<System User>

View

 

 

 

 

Add New User

X

 

 

 

 

Edit <system user> Parameters

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Groups

 

 

 

 

 

New Security Group

X

 

 

 

 

Export Security Groups

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Security Group>

View

View

View

View

View

New Security Group

X

 

 

 

 

Add Comment to <security group>

X

 

 

 

 

Edit External Link

X

 

 

 

 

Delete <security group>

X

 

 

 

 

Edit <security group> Membership

X

 

 

 

 

Rename <security group>

X

 

 

 

 

<Security Group Member>

View

View own

View own

View own

View own

Access Level

X

 

 

 

 

Go To User

X

X

 

X

X

Remove Security Group Member

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Roles

Add New Security Role

X

 

 

 

 

<Security Role>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Security Role

X

 

 

 

 

Rename <security role>

X

 

 

 

 

Deactivate/Activate <security role>

X

 

 

 

 

Edit <security role> Membership

X

 

 

 

 

View Security Group Membership

X

 

 

 

 

<Security Role Member>

View

 

 

 

 

Remove Security Role Member

X

 

 

 

 

View Security Group Membership

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Client Management

Displays

New Display Group

X

X

 

 

 

Export Displays

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Display Group>

View

View

View

View

View

New Display Group

X

X

 

 

 

Delete <display group>

X

X

 

 

 

Rename <display group>

X

X

 

 

 

Edit <display group> Membership

X

X

 

 

 

Change <display group>Security

X

X

 

 

 

Add New Display

X

X

X

 

 

Export <display group>

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Display>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Display

X

X

X1

 

 

Edit <display>

X

X

X1

 

 

Create Comment

X

X

X1

 

 

Edit External Link

X

X

X1

 

 

Delete <display>

X

X

X1

 

 

Duplicate <display>

X

X

X1

 

 

Rename <display>

X

X

X1

 

 

Deactivate/Activate <display>

X

X

X1

 

 

Change <display> Security

X

X

 

 

 

Export <display>

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Views

Add New View Group

X

X

 

 

 

<View Group>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New View Group

X

X

 

 

 

Delete View Group (user-defined only)

X

X

 

 

 

Rename <view group>

X

X

 

 

 

Edit <view group> Membership (user-defined only)

X

X

 

 

 

Change <view group> Security

X

 

 

 

 

<View>

View

View

View

View

View

Rename <view>

X

X

 

 

 

Delete <view>

X

X

 

 

 

Change <view> Security

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product Management

Product Families

Add New Product Family

X

X

X

X

 

Export Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Product Family>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Product Family

X

X

X

X

 

Add Comment to <product family>

X

X

X

X

 

Edit External Link

X

X

X

X

 

Delete <product family>

X

X

X

X

 

Rename <product family>

X

X

X

X

 

Edit <product family> Membership

X

X

X

X

 

Change <product family> Security

X

 

 

 

 

Add New Product

X

X

X

X

 

Export Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Product>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Product

X

X

X

X

 

Delete <product>

X

X

X

X

 

Edit <product> Properties

X

X

X

X

 

Specification History

X

X

X

X

X

Duplicate <product>

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product Properties

New Property

X

X

 

 

 

Export Product Properties

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Property>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Property

X

X

 

 

 

Edit <property> Properties

X

X

 

 

 

Delete <property>

X

X

 

 

 

Change <property> Security

X

 

 

 

 

Enter Specifications for <property>

X

X

X

X

 

Add New Characteristic

X

X

X

X

 

Add New Specification

X

X

X

X

 

Export <property>

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

Characteristic Groups

Add New Characteristic Group

X

X

X

X

 

<Characteristic Group>

View

View

View

View

View

New Characteristic Group

X

X

X

X

 

Create Comment

X

X

X

X

 

Edit External Link

X

X

X

X

 

Delete Characteristic Group

X

X

X

X

 

Edit Characteristic Group Membership

X

X

X

X

 

Rename Characteristic Group

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Characteristics

Add New Characteristic

X

X

X

X

 

<Characteristic>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Characteristic

X

X

X

X

 

Add Comment to <characteristic>

X

X

X

X

 

Edit External Link / Information  

X

X

X

X

 

Delete <characteristic>

X

X

X

X

 

Rename <characteristic>

X

X

X

X

 

Specification History

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specification Variables

Add New Specification

X

X

X

X

 

<Specification>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Specification

X

X

X

X

 

Delete <specification>

X

X

X

X

 

Edit <specification> Properties

X

X

X

X

 

Specification History

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product Groups

Add New Product Group

X

X

X

X

 

Export Product Groups

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Product Group>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Product Group

X

X

X

X

 

Add Comment to <product group>

X

X

X

X

 

Edit External Link

X

X

X

X

 

Delete <product group>

X

X

X

X

 

Edit <product group> Membership

X

X

X

X

 

Rename <product group>

X

X

X

X

 

Export <product group>

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specification Transactions

Pending

<Pending Transaction>

View

View

View

View

View

Approve <transaction>

X

X

X

X

X

Add Comment to <transaction>

X

X

X

X

X

Delete <transaction>

X

X

X

X

X

View <transaction>

X

X

X

X

X

Rename <transaction>

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved

Add New Approved Group

X

X

X

X

 

<Approved Group>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Approved Group

X

X

X

X

 

Delete <approved group>

X

X

X

X

 

Rename <approved group>

X

X

X

X

 

Edit <approved group> Membership

X

X

X

X

 

<Approved Transaction>

View

View

View

View

View

Add Comment to <approved transaction>

X

X

X

X

 

View <approved transaction>

X

X

X

X

 

Rename <approved transaction>

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Bill of Materials

Administer Bill of Materials

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Cross Reference

Product Cross Reference

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Corporate Specifications

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production Management

Administer Customer

Administer Customers

X

X

 

 

 

Export Customers

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Customer Orders

Administer Customer Orders

X

X

 

 

 

Export Customer Orders

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Customer Shipments

Export Customer Shipments

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Production Schedule

Export Production Schedule

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Crew Schedule

Administer Crew Schedule

X

X

 

 

 

Export Crew Schedule

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer Non-Productive Time

Administer Non-Productive Time

X

 

 

 

 

Export Non-Productive Time

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plant Model

New Department

X

X

 

 

 

Export Plant Model

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Department>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Department

X

X

 

 

 

Delete <department>

X

X

 

 

 

Rename <department>

X

X

 

 

 

Variable Sheet

X

X

 

 

 

Export <department>

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

Add New Production Line

X

X

 

 

 

<Production Line>

View

View

View2

View

View

Add New Production Line

X

X

 

 

 

Edit External Link / Information

X

X

X

 

 

Rename <production line>

X

X

X

 

 

Delete <production line>

X

X

 

 

 

Add Comment to <production line>

X

X

X

 

 

Change <production line> Security

X

 

 

 

 

Configure Execution Paths for <production line>

X

X

X

 

 

Edit Unit Hierarchy for <production line>

X

X

X

 

 

Variable Sheet

X

X

X

 

 

Add New Unit to <production line>

X

X

X

 

 

Export <production line>

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Production Unit>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Production Unit

X

X

X3

 

 

Edit <production unit> Properties

X

X

X

 

 

Rename <production unit>

X

X

X

 

 

Delete <production unit>

X

X

X3

 

 

Add Comment to <production unit>

X

X

X

 

 

Change <production unit> Security

X

 

 

 

 

Configure Events on <production unit>

X

X

X

 

 

Enter Specifications for <production unit>

X

X

X

X

 

Search For Captured Data Sets

X

X

X

X

 

Search For Run Summary Statistics

X

X

X

X

 

View Run Summary Statistics

X

X

X

 

 

View <production unit> Timeline

X

X

X

 

 

Variable Sheet

X

X

X

 

 

Add New Group to <production unit>

X

X

X

 

 

Export <production unit>

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Variable Group>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Variable Group

X

X

X4

 

 

Edit External Link

X

X

X

 

 

Rename <variable group>

X

X

X

 

 

Delete <variable group>

X

X

X4

 

 

Add Comment to <variable group>

X

X

X

 

 

Change <variable group> Security

X

 

 

 

 

Enter Specifications For <variable group>

X

X

X

X

 

Import Variables From Historian

X

X

X

 

 

Variable Sheet

X

X

X

 

 

Add New Variable

X

X

X

 

 

Add New Standard Calculation

X

X

X

 

 

Add New SPC Calculation

X

X

X

 

 

Export <variable group>

X

 

 

 

 

Import Configuration

X

 

 

 

 

<Variable>

View

View

View

View

View

Add New Variable

X

X

X5

 

 

Add New Child Variable

X

X

X5

 

 

Add New Standard Calculation

X

X

X5

 

 

Add New SPC Calculation

X

X

X5

 

 

Edit <variable>

X

X

X5

 

 

Calculation

X

X

X5

 

 

Create Standard Calculation

X

X

X5

 

 

Create SPC Calculation

X

X

X5

 

 

Rename <variable>

X

X

X5

 

 

Delete <variable>

X

X

X5

 

 

Add Comment to <variable>

X

X

X5

 

 

Change <variable> Security

X

X

X5

 

 

Edit External Link for <variable>

X

X

X5

 

 

Replicate Variable

X

X

X5

 

 

Replicate <variable> By Count

X

X

X5

 

 

Replicate <variable> By Sample Type

X

X

X5

 

 

Specification History

X

X

X

X

X

View Variable Data for <variable>

X

X

X

X

X

View Adhoc Trend for <variable>

X

X

X

X

X

Deactivate <variable>

X

X

X5

 

 

1 A user-defined security group must be assigned to the display group. Assigning a security group to an individual display controls who can open it in the Plant Applications Client program.

2 Access rights propagate to all production units under the production line.

3 This feature is not available if the user-defined security group is assigned at the unit level and not at the line level.

4 This functionality is not available if the user-defined security group is assigned at the group level and not at the line or unit level.

5 This functionality is available only if the user-defined security group is assigned at the group level, unit level, or line level.