Non-role-dependent authorizations (OP)

The user data that is not related to the user’s role can also be grouped to reduce redundant data. To reduce this data, you can use LN ’s AMS to create templates, which contain the user’s authorizations that are not dependent on the employee’s role. The templates can also contain additional parameters that are required for developers to be able to customize software components in LN.

The templates contain data a group of users share. However, the templates are linked to individual users. The templates in LN offer a user-friendly method to add new data quickly or to update data for a group of users by linking the users to the templates.

In these templates, you can enter the default settings and parameters for a group of ordinary LN users and for LN users who develop software components in LN.

You can use the user-data template to define the common user data that by a group of LN users share. The template contains the required system data and some non-role-related authorizations. The user-data template is used as an example in “To create templates,” later in this chapter.

You must use the User Data Template (ttams1110m000) session to create the user-data template.

You can also use the template parameters that application developers use. For example, you can choose to run an automatic compilation after you create or change menus or forms. You can also specify commands and options, which the user can employ in the development environment.

For every LN user, the data in this template is dumped to LN ’s run-time data dictionary in the User Application Parameters (ttadv010) table.

You must use the Development Parameters Template (ttams1150m000) session to create the developer-parameters template

You can use this template to define some of the authorizations for developers who must customize LN software components. This session is password-protected. You can only use this session if you have system administrator’s rights.

If you select the Authorization for all Modules and Authorization for all Languages check boxes in this template, the users who are linked to the template are authorized to maintain and develop software components in all modules in LN and in all languages. If the check boxes are cleared, you must specify the specific modules and languages for which the user must be authorized.

If you select the Components of other Developer check box in this template, the user is authorized to maintain the software components that are created by other users. This option is helpful, for example, for a senior application developer.

The data in this template is dumped to LN ’s run-time data dictionary for each individual LN user to the Version Authorizations by User (ttadv041) table.

You must use the Developer Authorization Template (ttams1151m000) session to create the developer’s authorization template.

A normal user must have some basic authorizations to use, update, or read text. The necessary data and authorizations are defined in the text parameters.

You can specify text parameters for a specific company or for all companies. If you select the All Companies check box in these sessions, the users who are linked to the templates are authorized to edit text in all companies. To restrict the users to a specific company, you must define that specific company in the Comp field. The text parameters that are defined for a specific company take precedence over defaults that are defined for all companies.

You can use this template to define default text groups in LN. If a text is written in a text field for which no default text group is defined, LN uses the default text group defined in this template. You must use the Default Text Groups Template (ttams1121m000) session to create the default text groups template.

You can use this template to define default text groups for text fields in LN. If text is written in a text table field, the text is linked to the default text group of that field. You must use the Default Text Groups by Text Field Template (ttams1120m000) session to create the default text groups by text field template.

You can use this template to define the following authorizations for each text group: the use, update, and read. A text group defines how text must be presented in a window by defining the text editor, default window, and dimensions of the window. You must use the Text Group Authorization Template (ttams1122m000) session to create the default text groups authorization template.

You can define the device-related data in the device preference template.

You can use this template to group devices and define an order of preferences for these devices. For example, you can define a range of printers, as well as give the highest priority to the printer closest to the user. The data in this template is dumped for each individual LN user to the Device Preferences (ttaad306) table.

You must use the Device Preference Template (ttams1140m000) session to create the device preference template. If the template is linked to a user who is not authorized for all devices, the user is only authorized to use the devices that are defined in this template. You can authorize a user for all devices if you select the Authorization for all Devices check box in the User Data Template (ttams1110m000) session.