Re: IFM security

[OGunther@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Ed, thank you for your tremendous help!

Thank you,
Olga Gunther
310-765-3143 office
310-343-0954 cell


mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 01/31/2008 10:28:24 AM:

> Hi Olga,
> We have IFM tasks that we have added to IFM Menus; but we use the
> MAPICS(CAS) Security.  As far as I know the IFM Security is not opened
> for user additions. Maybe somebody else will tell us otherwise?  So we
> use the MAPICS(CAS) security even though it's on a IFM Menu.
>
> You're part way there: you've already added the Task.
>
> Next add the Task to a Security Area - I suggest creating a new Security
> Area. 
>
> Where: In Maintain Security Areas for CAS I did a F6=Add, then in the
> "Add Area" Call it something like "Teledyne IFM Security Tasks" which
> can contain your User Tasks for you news task and future IFM tasks that
> you add for User Programs.  It also optionally allows the 1st task to be
> added to the area, enter the Task ID.  Press Enter to add!
>
> Then grant access to those Users that need it.
>
> Finally, yes you do need to lock access to the task.  Maintain the task
> and set the lock on.
>
> Then when it's time for Data Owner review, you can print access to the
> newly added IFM Security area and give it to the IFM Owner for periodic
> review.
>
> This works great for us.
>
> Hope that helps!
> Ed Kandel
> Cone Drive/Textron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OGunther@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:OGunther@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:28 AM
> To: mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [MAPICS-L] IFM security
>
> Hello everyone,
> Has anyone succesfully implemented an IFM task that calls a custom user 
> program?  I'm having problems, after adding it into CAS, getting it to 
> authorize the right users.  Should it be a locked task (I noticed all
> IFM 
> tasks are unlocked) and can you help with the meaning of some of the 
> parameters in IFM? Thanks in advance!
>
> Thank you,
> Olga Gunther
> Teledyne Controls
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