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About This Guide
Overview
Summary of configuration stages
Metadata cache refresh
Configuration files
Editing the files with a text editor
Databases and Integrated Windows Authentication
Trace files
Timeouts
Turning off time-outs from Web.Config
Timeouts for the Application Pool
IIS
Regional settings for the web client
Date and time settings
Attachment sizes for the web client
Validation checking in the web client
Outgoing SMTP email server settings
Log files
Application log files
Naming conventions
Redirecting log files from Temp variable
User Permissions for Optiva on the Server
Verbosity of the log file
Trace logging for individual users
Example 1
Example 2
Write messages from Workflow
Import log in Excel
Event log
Logging Optiva errors
File attachments
Publishing attachments overview
Types of file attachments
Configuring for publishing
Publishing locations
Publishing conventions
Accessing Secure Servers
Configuring function codes for attachments
Configuring filters
Integrating Infor Document Management with Optiva
Configuration
Obtaining IDM user for interacting IDM in workflow
Configuring the IDM integration with OAuth1.0
Configuring Optiva
Configuring the Context Business Model
Security privileges
ACL lists for Super Admin and Super User roles
Archiving rules
Using XML to create IDM document types
Importing the XML file to IDM
XML code
Using a wizard to upload IDM attachments
Scripting functions for IDM wizard attachments
Embedded images
Setting Up embedded images
Linking to embedded images
Determining the size of embedded images
Total Size of All embedded image files
Purging unused embedded images
Finding orphaned files through queries
External email notification
Messages in Infor Ming.le
Configuring SMTP external email
Configuring Optiva to send external email notifications
Testing the External Email from Optiva
Other SMTP considerations
Notify email Outlook distribution lists
Example of Notify email
Labs
Labs control data and users
Process for configuring labs
Naming the lab
Adding parameters to the lab
Adding item and formula parameters
Adding project parameters
Best practices for adding parameters to a lab
Deleting parameters
Filtering listings of parameters
Labs contain default filters
Formula and item parameters
Project Parameters
Additional filters
Assigning forms to labs
Adding profiles to labs
Assigning profile attribute values
Adding adjust parameters for labs
Setup
Assigning Optiva objects to labs
Assigning formulas and items to labs by set codes
Creating formulas and items while logged into the lab
Assigning objects to set codes for other labs
Assigning users to labs
Users can choose a lab when logging in
Security for users, codes, locked objects
Passwords control whether a user can log in
Groups combine users who share information
Roles enable access to Optiva forms
Objects can be secured by owners, groups, and roles
Optiva combines user security with object security
Workflow can override security
Original security is used for saved objects
IIS security
Process for defining security
Defining user groups
Naming conventions for groups
Enabling all groups for users
Understanding form security for roles
Self-contained roles contain all required forms
Additive roles permit roles to be combined
Roles control Optiva forms
Roles share form security with labs
Roles control security to objects through forms
Scenarios for opening objects and attempting actions
Assigning form security to roles
Assigning object security to roles
Creating users
Defining user and role relationships
Defining a role for master users
Assigning a master user status to a role
Specifying user password security
Assigning an initial password
Changing the password
Resetting failed login attempts
Resetting the password
Specifying the attributes for passwords
Removing user access to Optiva via IFS
Deleting users
Authentication methods
Releasing locked objects
Unlock objects using Workflow
Deleting objects
Items in formulas
Overview
Types of items
Replacing ingredients
Replacing materials and formulas
Formulas can be overwritten or created
Ratios and yields can remain the same or be changed
All levels of formulas can be changed
Workflows can track changes
Using the Formula Ingredient Replace form
Specifying the replacement criteria
Specifying the formulas
Previewing the formula levels
Changing the criteria
Reviewing the results
Configuring Optiva for Ingredient Replace
Profile attributes
Saving formula comments
Statuses for updated formulas
Extension fields for new and old formulas
Copy methods
Create rules
Enumerated lists
Default records
Formula defaults can be lab-specific
Items have one default
Relationship to templates
Objects that can have defaults
Data that is copied from a default
Copied objects
Creating new lab-specific formula defaults
Creating new item defaults
Updating default records
Setting security with defaults
Rules for creating objects
Default records are the basis for new objects
An object instance is the basis for a copied object
Some object information is not copied from a record
Rules control the names and properties of new objects
Rules are available for most Optiva objects
User input can be saved
Rule segments and methods
A rule can have one set of auto code segments
A rule can reference many copy methods
Creation events
Process for creating a rule
Using the Sequence Editor form
Rule properties
Create rule for a manufacturing item
Example of the Code Segments tab
Saving user input (web client)
Security for using a rule code
Configuring code segments
Enabling the segments
Example of formula segments
Specifying the segments
Example of section captions
Length of version and subversion
How does Optiva determine which language to use for segment description?
Creating a copy method
Attaching copy methods to rules
Scripting copy methods
Script segment example
Sample rule
Examples of Create Rules
Symbols to extend objects
Symbols list
Process for configuring symbols
Multi-language support in the Symbol form
Enabling workflows and rules
Codes for attachments and images
Specifying the document codes
Adding codes to filters for attachments
Assigning function codes to classes
Publishing attached files to the network
Set codes
Extension fields
Process for configuring extension fields
Creating an enumerated list for the extension field
Setting up extension fields
Sample of text entry, single-value list, multi-value lists
Creating and attaching a lookup to the extension field
Creating and attaching a query to the extension field
Retrieving a description from a lookup (Auto Descrip)
Creating a field derived from another field’s value
How users enter derived fields
Configuring derived fields
Example of configuring derived fields
Filtering derived fields
How users enter filtered fields
Configuration procedure
Example of configuration procedure
Dependent cross reference fields
Filtering extension fields by sets (Attribute Object Filter)
Example of extension fields with sets
Procedure
Status codes
Status codes for saved and copied formulas
Setting up the status for Optiva to calculate the status value
Setting up the status to inherit the current status only
Approval codes
Reference codes
Reference status
Reference type
Hooks to custom scripts
Deleting codes in the Symbol form
Guidelines for deleting codes
Change History
Configuring Optiva for Change History
Example 1 – Tracking all changes
Example 2 – Specifying statuses for Change History
Example 3 – Specifying a detail code
Example 4 – Specifying a detail code and a status code
Tracking changes resulting from ingredient replacements
Tracking changes to master formulas
Tracking changes to parameter values
Tracking changes to extension tables
Tracking changes for fields
References, Views, Results, Lookups
Customizing references
Process to configure references
Customizing views
Process to configure views
Process to configure pending task views
Rules for SQL statements for custom views of pending tasks
Configuring a formula view for pending tasks
Customizing the search results
Process to configure the search results
Pivoting technical parameter results
Conditional formatting for Optiva View grids
Example of background colors
Example of custom style sheet
Example of an Item Alias Info view
Example of images and custom columns
Customizing lookups
Removing default lookups from the seed database
Naming conventions
Securing lookups
Deleting lookup sets
Configuring the Lookup tab
Configuring the Lookup Language tab
Configuring the Lookup Set tab
Configuring the Lookup Set Filter tab for set codes
Views example
References example
Secure lookups
Aliasing columns using an Oracle function
Queries and tokens
Code examples for tokens
Configuring queries in the Query form
Query examples for lookups
Query examples for views
Query examples for search results
Replacement strings for Lookup queries
Replacement tokens for Lookups inside of an Optiva object
Lookup example
Queries using "!"
Queries restricting found data
Testing your Select statement in the Query form
Quick Search
Creating a Quick Search
Changing criteria in the Quick Search form
Running a Quick Search from the Quick Search form
Enforcing ACL Security for Quick Search
12.1.4 upgrade considerations for Quick Search
Search <Object> pages in the web client
Symbols for Search <Object> pages
Optiva database tables
Setup tasks
Specifying multiple sets of criteria
Adding extension fields and table columns
Extension tables example
Configuring for single parameter values
Viewing detailed reports in the Reports tab
Creating SQL queries
Tokens
Token examples
Configuring views for search results
Protecting against SQL injection attacks
Exceptions resulting from parameter searches
Executing the standard report
Reviewing the HTML reports
Resolving the bad data
Recompiling all Optiva scripts in bulk
Parameters
Role of the Density parameter
Categories of parameters
Types of parameters
Parameter type affects Item Contribution form
Some parameters use equations
Process for defining parameters
Creating a parameter
Scenarios for Rollup as null, Combine as zero
Notes for parameter validation
Attaching an equation to a parameter
Creating pre-calculation parameters
Alternate units of measure for parameters
Defining the alternate UOM for a parameter
Defining filters for displaying alternate UOMs
Defining equations for different UOM types
Examples of equations
Importing saves the base value
Variable mass UOM for parameters
Creating the parameter
Specifying decimals for parameters
Adding a parameter to a lab
Test conditions
Packaging parameters
Applying equations
Filtering the parameter lists
Identifying where parameters are used
Deleting parameters
Specifying a source for parameter values
Using Global Calc to rollup values
Specifying the category and region for a parameter
Global Calculation
Formula hierarchy for Global Calc
Circular dependency
Dynamic set of formulas
Labs
Other attributes of Global Calc
Configuring GC:FORMULATHREADS
Configuring Global Calc to run using load balance capabilities
Creating a search for formulas
Creating a search for items
Loading formulas or items in the Global Calc form
Running Global Calc in Optiva
Viewing the resulting formulas of the calculation
Viewing the resulting items of the calculation
Viewing Where Used
Viewing detailed reports in the Reports tab
Running Global Calc from the command line
Output path
Command line examples for Global Calc
Setting up the Scheduler
Troubleshooting
IIS or Server interruption
Creating reports from log tables
Localization
Regional settings
Language packs
Customizing the labels in the menu bar
Configuring web client users for translation
Viewing the session information
Database table considerations
Equations and calculations
Equations
Calculations
Equation functions
Optiva Scripting functions
Scripting variables
Other Visual Basic .NET functions
Process for defining equations
Creating an equation
Attaching equations to parameters
Units of measure
UOM types
UOMs
Some UOM values are derived from ratios
UOMs can be converted
Process for defining units of measure
Associating a default UOM with a UOM type
Creating a UOM
Example of a UOM of time for test intervals
Substituting ANSI characters for UOMs
Updating the database
Entering special characters from the list
Variable mass units of measure
Deleting a unit of measure or UOM type
Alternate units of measure
Configuration
Object example
Context information
Configuring location contexts
Examples of categories for locations
Configuring other contexts
Assigning contexts to objects
Enumerated lists
Customized enumerated lists
Format for enumerated lists
Replacing labels for standard lists
Configuring labels and values for C_ lists
Configuring a C_ enumerated list
Removing entries from C_ enumerated lists
Translating enumerated lists
Creating additional enumerated lists
Advanced security options
Creating default security for objects
Copied objects inherit default security
Creating default formula and item records
Changing security for objects
Overriding security through data filters
Assigning master formula security
Using access lists for users to objects
Creating access lists
Removing entries from the list
Manually updating entries on the lists
Configuring secured lookups
Sets
Objects assigned to sets are seen in other labs
Hiding objects from other labs
Sets and subsets
Process for assigning sets
Assigning set and subsets to a Symbol
Classifying objects for set templates
Assigning sets when an object is created
Deleting set codes
Classifying objects into groups
Comparison between sets and classes
Related topics about sets
Item sets impacting other modules
Working with classes
Process for creating classes
Profiles
Specifying profile attributes at different levels
Determining the profile hierarchy for a user
What happens if the user belongs to more than one lab?
Adding profile attributes in the Profile form
Data filters
Default filters are defined by users for tables of data
Required and optional filters
Process for defining filters
Label for a filter
Filter for labs, roles, and users
Assigning the filter globally
Creating users and roles
Assigning a filter to the system, lab, role, or users
Security and overrides for filters
Filters override object security
Form security overrides filters
Other overrides
Filter for workflow tasks
Filter for parameters
Some filters are supplied by Optiva
Adding parameters to both the lab and the filter
Setting up a parameter filter
Specifying an alternate unit of measure
Specifying templates reduce parameters in filters
Filter for document codes (attachments)
Creating the document function codes
Assigning the filter to a document function code
Security for document codes
Security for the INSTRUC document code
Web client role templates override filters for function codes
Filter for object and set code combinations
Relevant business objects
Object and set code assignment
Deleting filters
Filters for extension fields by object sets
Set templates
Process for configuring templates
Creating set codes for templates
Naming a template for a set code
Specifying parameters in templates
Specifications
Configuring rules for assigning set templates
Setting up rules for set-based templates
Code segments
Assigning objects to templates
Creating an object using a Create Rule
Managing Change History on Specifications created from Template
Role-based templates for the web client
User access to role templates
Editing the role-based templates
Creating an Extension Tables tab
Deleting an Extension Tables tab
Exporting and Importing Tab Labels for Languages
Adding and deleting extension fields
Rearranging fields
Adding captions
Removing captions
Specifying fields as read only
Hiding tabs
Marking tabs as read only
Rearranging the sequence of tabs
Specifying form controls for function codes
Assigning tree references
Role templates and other filters
Interaction with filters
List of forms for Form Security
List of forms for Object Security
Enabling Multi-Language in the Main tab
Infor Ming.le
Context applications
Extension tables
Overview
Creating the extension table
Saving extension tables to the database
Authorizing users to extension tables
Modifying the extension table definition
Removing columns from the extension table
Deleting columns from the extension table
Using Optiva Scripting functions
Permitting users to add rows
Preventing users from adding rows
Working with the Row Label Set filter
Sorting rows in the extension table
Specifying the criteria in the Columns tab
Specifying an autodescrip column
Understanding security privileges
Example 1
Example 2
Privileging for Scripting
Assigning set codes
Company data
Defining a company
Company indicators
Customer lookups example
Specifying contact information
Deleting a company
Layouts for grids and tables
Configuring Attribute custom columns
Menus and labels
Configuring menus
Form assignments
Form security
Customizing field labels, tooltips, and captions
Example 1 – Customizing the field labels by object
Example 2 – Customizing the grid captions
Using the Web Label form to customize the labels
Creating extension fields in multiple languages for 1 database
Displaying descriptions in different languages
How does Optiva determine which language to use?
Creating custom queries for object descriptions
Custom buttons
Example for custom buttons
Reports
XML Import of data to Optiva
Tags for the XML Import file
Components of importing
Process for importing data
Importing XML data
Removing existing values on a replace
Starting the import and viewing the results
Templates for XML files
Rules for the XML file structure
Rules for importing from XML files
Security override
Assigning a master user to override security
Documentation conventions
<fsxml> tag
Object tags
Import attributes for object tags
Summary of detail tags
Description of detail tags
Importing formulas with sub-formulas
Process for importing formulas with sub-formulas
XML Export of Optiva data
Configuring the XML Export form
Exporting configuration data
Exporting User Groups from Optiva
Exporting Role-based templates from Optiva
Exporting Test Orders and Test Results
Sample XSD file
Conventions in XSD files to prepare for import
Using the Configuration Transporter
Accessing the Configuration Transporter Template
Accessing the Configuration Transporter Tool
Extending and altering objects
Accessing the validation codes
Fields
Phrases
Importing phrases
Configuring Optiva for phrases
Creating phrases
Assigning phrase parameters to a formula
Message codes
Creating notifications for fields
Shop calendars
How are shop calendars associated with tasks?
Hierarchy of shop calendars
Default shop calendars provided by Infor
Components of the shop calendar
Standard work time
Work time overrides
Modifying the Infor shop calendar
Creating a location calendar
Creating location calendars using Save As
Assigning location calendars to a user
Reassigning users to another calendar
Associating a shop calendar with an action set
Calculating the start dates for the first task
Calculating end dates for day duration tasks
Calculating end dates for hour duration tasks
Example for calculating hour duration tasks
Calculating load percentages for users
European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Finding all references to a user in the Optiva database
Anonymizing all references to the user
Country of origin and allergen sources
Overview
Source lists
Allergen sources parameters
Optiva codes
Special characters
Standardization between sites
Optional Functionality
Profile attributes
AltUomGlobalTPVars
Analysis.DetailOrder
Analysis.MaxThreads
Apm.Elasticity
Apm.Enabled
Apm.Threshold
AutoAddLab
AutoQuantitySufficient
AutoSampleTestOrder
AutoUnlockRunTime
AutoUnlockTime
Bdl.SharedPath
CE.GivenName.NumChar
CE.SurName.NumChar
Change.Hist.ShowByUser
Change.Hist.Spec.Add.TpFields
Compare.TPFilter
ConfigTransporter.TemplateValue
CreateObjectBox.CopyMethodRequired
DataLake.ConnectionPoint
DataLake.DataFlow
DataLake.Enabled
DataLake.Push.Span.Minutes
DataLake.Save.Payload.Days
DefaultLanguage
Doc.URLDflt
FGuideline.SecurityBypass
Formula.Calc_All_Save_Subformulas
Formula.Explode.Exclude_Classes
FormulaIngredReplace.CommentHistoryDocCode
Formula.Ingr.SubNum_Message
Formula.Ingr.TotalColumns
Formula.Integer_UOM
Formula.Multi_Calc
Formula.Multi_Calc.Exclude_Classes
Formula.Multi_Save
Formula.Multi_Save.Calc_All
FormulaStatus
FormulaVersionFmt
FWhereUsed.Max_Formulas
Genealogy.CollapseTree
GR.MaxThreads
GR.NewModule
GlobalCalcDisplayFormulaCount
IDM integration with Optiva
ImplicitLocking
ION.AcctingEntity
ION.CostMap.Loc1, ION.CostMap.Loc2
ION.CleanUpDays
ION.FromLogicalID
ION.ImportLogGridSize
ION.Inbox.GroupCode
ION.Inbox.ImportDef
ION.Inbox.LabCode
ION.LangConst
ION.Results.CleanUpDays
ION.StatusMap.Formula.100
ION.StatusMap.Formula.200
ION.Tenant
ION.UOMMap.<Symbol>
IONAPI.Root
IONAPI.TenantId
Label.ChildFunc
Label.ChildFunc.EN-US
Label.ChildFunc.FR
Label.ChildFunc.FR-CA
LabelRule.Section.Default
LabelVersionFmt
Label.SectEnd
Label.SectitleEnd
Label.ShowZeroQuantity
Label.SubSectParens
LabelContent.RowTags
Mail.ServerName
Mail.UserName
Notification.Button
Parameters.AlwaysLeftAlign
ParamGrid.BindView
Prefix.PreCalc
Prefix.Template
ReportCommandTemplate
SCRIPTLIBRARY.IGNOREERRORS
ScriptTrace.Enable
ScriptTrace.Purge
Security.CreateRules
Security.FailedLoginLimit
Security.PasswordLife
Security.PasswordMinLength
Security.PwdMask
Security.PwdReUsePeriod
ShowApplyWarn
ShowSaveAllWarn
Spec.MultiParam
Specification.NoFilter
SpecificationVersionFmt
SubObjectLookup.NoParentLvl
TamperStartDate
TechParam.ConvertAltUOM
UOMCOL
UOMDays
ValidConfig.AllowEdit
ValidationPreload
Verify.Formula_Btn
VersionFmt
Web.AdminAccess
Web.DataDump
Web.HideFormulaTree
Web.KeepAlive
Web.QuickSearch.Lookup
Web.ShowEnumCodes
WebLabel.CB1
Web<Symbol>.CB#
Configuring custom buttons to show a text label
Example 1
Example 2
WhereUsed.StatusExclude
WhereUsed.Yield%
WipLock
Workflow.DefaultAction
Workflow.LaunchSecurityDflt
Workflow.MaxXmlDoc
Date formats
Obtaining the IDM ION API user credentials for Optiva
Obtaining the IDM Endpoint URL
Obtaining the workflow user credential from ION API
Credentials example
ION API Credential File - Optiva IDM.ionapi
Configuring the Authorization Server for IDM Authentication
Trusting SSL certification (On-Premise)
<Glossary>
Glossary
access list
approval code
auto code
auto code segment
brand
button label
c_enumerated list
class
company
context information
copy method
custom configuration
custom tab
data field label
default record
default security
dependent field
detail code
end use
end user
enumerated list
equation
equation function
equation indicator
event
export
extension field
file location
filter
form
form group
form label or form name
form security
format code
formula
function argument
function code
grid
group
hold
import
import file
ingredient or item
lab
lab profile
label
location
lookup
manufacturing location
manufactured item
master formula
master user
menu name
miscellaneous code
object
object security
page
parameter
password security
primary field
product type
profile
reason code
reference
reference code
reference status code
role
role template
rollup
rule
scripting
search results
security
selling location
set code
set template
shop calendars
spreadsheet
status code
status information
symbol
system code
system configuration
system profile
tab label
tab security
tab
tag
tool tip
unit of measure
unit of measure type
user
user profile
view
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