Enable Basic Security Settings

To enable Instrumentation Security Manager on the current project

1. Click Settings in the left-hand pane and then check the Security Enabled checkbox in the right hand pane.

   

   Once security is enabled:

   • The access rights and restrictions assigned to users in Instrumentation Security Manager are enforced, for example, users will have read-only access to objects unless granted more extensive rights.

   • When a Windows user or an SQL user connects to an AVEVA Instrumentation module, if that user has not be added to the list of project users in Instrumentation Security Manager before, it is automatically added then (see Define Security Users).

     By default, Security is disabled on all new Instrumentation Security Manager SQL Server databases to make sure compatibility is maintained with earlier releases of Instrumentation Security Manager. If security is not enabled, all users will have read and write access to all data.

     When the Security Enabled checkbox is checked, the Grid Locks checkbox becomes active. Checking the Grids Locks checkbox locks the data grids of the selected project, preventing more than one user editing the same information at the same time. If another user attempts to edit the same information, they are prevented from doing so, and a message is displayed warning them that the information is currently being edited by another user.