IBM Datacap Web Client Help

Define user accounts with the Administrator > Users tab

The Administrator > Users tab defines the user accounts that are associated with the application.

New

To create a user, click New. Datacap opens the Selected user details pane where you can specify the options for the user.

Copy

Click Copy to make a copy of the selected user. Datacap names the copied user Copy of <user>. You can change the name and details in the Selected user details pane.

Remove

Click Remove to remove the selected user account.

ID list

The user list displays the ID and description of each user account. To change the ID, description, password, or access privileges of an account, select the account and enter the changes in the Selected user details pane.

Selected user details

Select a user to open the Selected user details pane, and use these options to change the settings for the selected user account. Click Save user to save any changes.

Name: Displays the account ID.

Description: Displays the account description.

New password and Retype password: Set or reset the account password.

Privileges: Select the functions that this user ID is allowed to access. Changes take effect the next time the user logs on.; Attention: Do not clear any options for the default admin account. If you do, the options become disabled for all users. You cannot re-enable the options through the Datacap Web Client interface. If you need to re-enable disabled settings, contact IBM Software Support for assistance.

Table 1. Datacap functions and descriptions.
Category	Item	Description
Job Monitor	Job Monitor	Enables the Monitor tab.
Job Monitor	More than one Job Monitor	Enables opening more Job Monitors in separate web browsers.
Job Monitor	Delete batch(es)	Enables Delete Batch in the Selected batch details window.
Job Monitor	Status change/Rollback	Enables the Status and Task ID fields in the "Selected batch details" window.
Job Monitor	Priority/Operator change	Enables the Operator, Station, and Priority fields in the Selected batch details window.
Job Monitor	Batch attributes change	Enables the Batch and Page fields in the Selected batch details window.
Job Monitor	Job attributes change	Enables the Job, Job start, and Job time fields in the Selected batch details window.
Job Monitor	Save layout/Set filter	Enables the user to save changes to the layout of the Datacap Web Client Job Monitor window.
Administrator	Workflow	Enables the Administrator > Workflow tab.
Administrator	User groups	Enables the Administrator > Groups tab.
Administrator	Users	Enables the Administrator > Users tab.
Administrator	Change passwords	Enables the Reset Password fields on the Users tab. (Password reset is always available for the logged on user.)
Administrator	Stations	Enables the Administrator > Stations tab.
Administrator	Shortcuts	Enables the Administrator > Shortcuts tab.
Administrator	QA	Enables the Administrator > QA tab.
Station/Web Monitor	Station/Web Monitor	Enables the Monitor > Station Monitor and Web Monitor subtabs.
Communications	Remote administration	Enables users to view the Administrator tab.
Client(s)	Report Viewer	Enables the user to access Report Viewer Reports.
Client(s)	Datacap Web	Enables the user to log on to the Datacap Web Client.
Client(s)	Datacap Studio	Enables the user to open applications in Datacap Studio.

Permissions: This section shows all of the jobs and tasks that are defined on the Workflow tab. You can select the shortcuts that are available to the user on the Operations tab. Select the tasks that this user is allowed to run.