FAQs: Login Access

What are the required elements of a user’s login? And what does the login give a user access to?

The following chart is a graphical representation of the elements of a user’s login and the access permitted by this login.

For every login, there must be a corresponding user record. The user record is assigned a User Profile policy which requires that User Access, Location, and Environment policies be defined.

The User Access policy assigned to the user profile defines the following types of access.

Request List, which lists types of requests the user can create
User Level (either Extended Public, Public, Staff, Supervisor, or System Administrator)
Command List, which lists commands available to the user
Report Groups the user can access
Properties the user can modify

The Environment policy assigned to the user profile defines the following.

Screens that appear to the user
Gateways that are accessible to the user

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