ibaPDA client rights

The permission to a user to change his own password.

The permission to connect to a (different) ibaPDA server.

The permission to close the ibaPDA client.

The permission to change the size of the program window or the display style, either using the mouse or using a key combination, e.g. to enable/disable full screen mode.

The permission to use menu commands and buttons of the toolbar. Without this permission, the menus and toolbars are disabled (grayed out), except for the toolbar of the signal views. The user can add/remove signals to/from the current signal monitors.

The permission to interact with signal views, e.g. zoom in/out, show/hide signals or change the scaling in trend graphs.

If a user is not authorized to interact with views, the permission “Change layout” must also be disabled.

This option does not apply to FFT and oscilloscope views. Interaction with those views is always possible.

The permission to change the current layout.

If you do not have this permission, then you cannot move, reduce or enlarge the ibaPDA client window. You cannot change views. You cannot change docking windows.

The permission to switch layouts.

With this permission, you can switch between different layouts by using the layout toolbar or function key <F11>.

The permission to load layouts from the server.

Users with this permission can manually load layouts from the server via the Layout Manager. When logging in to the server, a query appears asking if layouts should be loaded from the server. Users who do not have this permission cannot manually load layouts from the server, nor is there a query when they log in.

Exception user admin:

• Denied: Layouts can be loaded manually from the server. There is no query when logging in.

• Granted: Layouts can be loaded manually from the server. There is an additional query when logging in.

The permission to save current or modified layouts on the server.

Users with this permission can manually save layouts on the server via the Layout Manager. If layouts have been changed, an additional query appears asking whether layouts should be saved on the server when the user logs out or exits ibaPDA. Users who do not have this permission cannot manually save layouts on the server, nor is there a query when they log out.

Exception user admin:

• Denied: Layouts can be saved manually on the server. There is no query when logging out.

• Granted: Layouts can be saved manually on the server. There is an additional query when logging out if layouts have been changed.

When saving on the server, the layouts are saved in the layout file (*.layouts) in the path for the server configuration files, e.g. C:\ProgramData\iba\ibaPDA\Layouts

Clients that are logged in under a user with this option are automatically exited after the set time if no use occurred in this time. Times from 5 min to 24 h can be selected.

Clients, which are logged in by a user with this option will be disconnected from the ibaPDA server automatically if the set time has elapsed without any operation during this time. The last layout remains loaded and the log-in dialog appears on the screen. Times from 5 min to 24 h can be selected.

Clients that are logged in under a user with this option show the set display style during starting.

The permission to operate the start and stop trigger buttons in the toolbar of the data store.

The permission to enter new annotations based on a pre-configured annotation type (selection from a drop-down list).