With user rights in ibaHD-Server, a distinction is made between store rights, ibaPDA client rights and server rights.

ibaHD-Server rights

Option

Description

ibaHD-Server configuration

Permission to configure ibaHD-Server

This includes changing the system information, protocol settings and the ibaHD-Server port.

User administration

Permission to change the user configuration

Store and backup configuration

The permission to configure HD stores and backups

SNMP server configuration

Permission to configure the integrated SNMP server

ibaHD-API configuration

Permission to configure the interface ibaHD-API

OPC UA server configuration

Permission to configure the OPC UA server

Edit ibaHD queries

Permission to configure queries in HD event tables or HD time period tables. This only applies to queries stored on the ibaHD-Server; locally stored queries can be created and edited by all users.

Configure server access

Permission to open and configure the server access control
ibaHD store rights

Option

Description

Read

The permission to read HD stores can be granted individually for all HD stores or for selected HD stores and contained time period stores.

Use the black triangle to open the selection dialog and mark All stores or individual HD stores from the list.

Write

The permission to write in HD stores can be granted individually for all HD stores or for select HD stores and contained time period stores.

For the selection dialog, see Read.

Delete ibaHD data

The permission to delete signals and events in stores by means of ibaHD Manager or when configuring in ibaPDA.
Time period store rights

Option

Description

Update time period data

The authorization to update existing time periods via other iba products (e.g. ibaAnalyzer, ibaDatCoordinator) can be granted individually for all time period stores or for selected time period stores.

Use the arrow symbol to open the selection dialog and select All stores or Individual time period folders from the list.
ibaPDA client rights

Option

Description

Changing the password

The right for a user to change his own password

Change server

The right to connect to a (different) ibaPDA server

Close client

The right to close the ibaPDA client

Resize 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.

Use menu and toolbars

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.

Interact with 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.

Change layout

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.

Switch between layouts

The right to switch layouts.

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

Load layouts from server

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.

Save layouts on server

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

Auto-close on inactivity

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.

Auto-disconnect on inactivity

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.

Force display style

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

Send manual triggers

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.

Create ibaHD annotations

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

Configure ibaHD annotations

The right to configure new annotation types