User (baja-User)

This component represents a station connection, typically a specific type of person who needs to access the system or another system that makes a station-to-station connection (machine-to-machine). Users are children of the station’s UserService > UserPrototypes container.
Figure 194.   Some Default Prototype properties
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To open these properties, expand Config > Services > UserService > User Prototypes and double-click Default Prototype.

In addition to Enabled, these properties configure default users.

Property Value Description
Full Name text Provides additional information.
Expiration, Never Expires radio button (enabled by default) Indicates that this user is valid without restriction.
Expiration, Expires On date and time Limits the validity of this user.
  • Never Expires permits this user to always log in.
  • Expires On [date and time] allows this user to log in until the expiration date and time.
Lock Out true or false (default) Controls this user’s ability to access the system.

true prohibits the user from logging in.

false allows the user to log in without restriction.

Language two lower-case letters Defines the ISO 639 language code. For a list of codes, see the following: http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langcodes.html.
Email text Provides an email address for information about this user.
Authenticator, Password and Confirm text Provides a password for this user.
Authenticator, Force Reset At Next Login true or false (default for a new station) Determines if the station resets the password when a user logs in. The next time the user logs in the system prompts for a password change.

If you find yourself typically changing this each time you create a new User, change it to desired value in the Default Prototype.

Authenticator, Expires radio button (defaults to enabled) Saves the password for this user indefinitely.

Typically, you leave this at default. However, it is possible you might change this to some far future date in the Default Prototype.

Authenticator, Expires On radio button (defaults to disabled) Sets a specific date and time after which the user must change their password.
Facets, Time Format   Configures the time format.
Facets, Unit Conversion   Configures the units to use.
Nav File ORD Identifies the file that contains the software navigation (customized navigation tree) appropriate for this user.
Prototype Name drop-down list (defaults to Default Prototype) Identifies the name of the prototype used to synchronize this user with the same user in other stations.

The value of this property applies only when Network User is true.

Network User true or false (default) Configures this user to synchronize with the same user in other stations.

true indicates that this user can be synchronized with other stations.

false configures this user as a local user in this particular station only.

Cell Phone Number telephone number Provides a mobile number for information about this user.
Authentication Scheme Name drop-down list Selects the authentication scheme for user identity.
Roles list Identifies this user’s role(s).
Allow Concurrent Sessions true (default) or false Configures the station for multiple sessions.

true permits multiple sessions.

false prohibits multiple sessions.

Figure 195.   The rest of the Default Prototype properties
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To view these properties, scroll down.

Property Value Description
Auto Logoff Settings, Auto Logoff Enabled true (default) or false Controls automatic logoff.

true automatically disconnects a station connection (session) via Workbench or web a browser if a period of inactivity exceeds the amount of time specified for the Default Auto Logoff Period as defined in the UserService)

false does not automatically terminate a user’s session due to inactivity.

 NOTE: Separate auto logoff options exist for Workbench which functions independently of these station settings. 
Auto Logoff Settings, Use Default Auto Logoff Period true or false (default) Configures the default setting for automatic logoff.

true configures a specific Default Auto Logoff Period time.

false ignores the specified Default Auto Logoff Period. Instead, you can use the Auto Logoff Period property to set a different auto logoff time period.

Auto Logoff Settings, Auto Logoff Period read-only and hours minutes (defaults to 15 minutes) Configures the amount of time until an automatic logoff.

When Use Default Auto Logoff Period is set to false, this property specifies a different time period range from 2 minutes to 4 hours. Otherwise, this property is read-only, showing the value specified in the UserService’s Default Auto Logoff Period.

Default Web Profile, Type sub properties Configure how the framework functions in a browser.

The first property, Type, selects the type of browser profile. This property defaults to HTML5 Hx Profile.

Each profile provides a separate set of properties. The sections that follow in this topic document each profile.

Mobile Web Profile, Type sub properties Configure how the framework functions in a cellular device.

Each profile provides a separate set of properties. The sections that follow in this topic document each profile.

Video Alarm Console Options additional properties Configures video alarms.

“Video Alarm Console options (videoDriver-VideoAlarmConsoleOptions)” documents the additional properties.

Alarm Popup Settings additional properties Configures popup settings.

“Console Recipient Monitor (videoDriver-ConsolerecipientMonitor)” documents the additional properties.

SAML Prototypes container Holds SAML prototypes.

HTML5 HX Profile

These properties configure the HTML5 HX Profile.

Property Value Description
Mobile Nav File (available for Mobile Wed Profiles only) ORD Selects the navigation file for a mobile device.
Hx Theme drop-down list (defaults to Zebra) Selects the look of the user interface:
  • Zebra
  • Lucid
Enable Hx Workbench Views true (default) or false Configures the interface to display all Workbench views.
Enable Nav Tree Side Bar true (default) or false Configures the interface to display the navigation tree (Nav tree).
Enable Search Side Bar true (default) or false Configures the interface to display the Search side bar.
Enable Palette Side Bar true (default) or false Configures the interface to display the Palette side bar.
Enable Nav File Tree true (default) or false Configures the interface to display the nav file tree in general.
Enable Config Tree true (default) or false Configures the interface to display the Config tree.
Enable Files Tree true (default) or false Configures the interface to display the Files tree.
Enable Histories Tree true (default) or false Configures the interface to display the History tree.
Enable Hierarchies Tree true (default) or false Configures the interface to display the Hierarchy tree.
Enable View Selection true (default) or false Configures the interface to display the navigation tree (Nav tree).

Velocity Doc Web Profile

Property Value Description
Template File ORD ORD (defaults to null)

Basic Hx Profile, Default Hx Profile, Handheld Hx Profile,

Property Value Description
Mobile Nav File (available for Mobile Wed Profiles only) ORD Selects the navigation file for a mobile device.
Hx Theme drop-down list (defaults to Zebra) Selects the look of the user interface:
  • Zebra
  • Lucid

Default Mobile Web Profile (obsolete)

Property Value Description
Theme, drop-down list defaults to mobile  
Theme, second drop-down list defaults to DefaultJQueryMobileTheme  
Show Header Show (default) or Hide  
Show Header Back Button Show (default) or Hide  
Show Select Views Show (default) or Hide  
Show Home Show (default) or Hide  
Show Logoug Show (default) or Hide  

Default Mobile Handheld Hx Profile

Property Value Description
Mobile Nav File (available for Mobile Wed Profiles only) ORD Selects the navigation file for a mobile device.
Hx Theme drop-down list (defaults to Zebra) Selects the look of the user interface:
  • Zebra
  • Lucid

Basic Wb Web Profile, Default Wb Web Profile, Handheld Wb Web Profile and Simple Admin Wb Web Profile

Property Value Description
Workbench Theme drop-down list (defaults to Zebra) Selects the look of the user interface:
  • Zebra
  • Lucid
Show Web Start Address Bar true (default) or false  
Show Web Start Status Bar true (default) or false