ibaPDA client rights

The right for a user to change his own password

The right to connect to a (different) ibaPDA server

The right to close the ibaPDA client

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

The right to interact with 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 right “Change layout” must also be disabled.

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

The right to change the current layout.

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

The right to switch layouts.

Users with this right can switch between different layouts by using the layout toolbar or function key <F11>.

The right to load layouts from the server

Users with this right 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 right 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 right to save current or modified layouts on the server.

Users with this right 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 right 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 right 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 right 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 right show the set display style during starting.

The right to send start and stop triggers using the buttons in the toolbar of the data store or the context menu on the data store status tree.

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