Granting access permissions for a user in the Metasys UI - Metasys - LIT-1201528 - General System Information - Metasys System

Granting access permissions for a user in the Metasys UI - Metasys - LIT-1201528 - General System Information - Metasys System - 12.0

Security Administrator System Technical Bulletin

Product

Building Automation Systems > Building Automation Systems > Metasys System

Document type

Technical Bulletin

Document number

LIT-1201528

Version

12.0

Revision date

2022-08-05

To grant permission for a user for a particular category, tap or click on the desired permission column. A white check mark on a green circle appears. To remove a user-assigned permission, click the icon.
Tap or click SAVE to save your settings and exit the Category Access tab, or tap or click CANCEL to exit the tab without saving your changes.

The following table lists the available permissions.

Important: Some of the available permissions listed below are applicable to SMP only. See the notes in the Description column for further details.

Table 1. Available permissions
Name	Description
No Access	The No Access column shows the combined settings for No Access from all of the user's roles and is disabled when assigning permissions to a user.
View	Gives the user the following privileges: view event snooze event focus view in panel view item value view item on graphic view item in report summary view in panel user navigation views (display panel only) view all extensions in panel hyperlink from graphic view the list of attribute commands (generic integration object) Important: To snooze an alarm in the Alarm Bar, the user must have View permission and Manage Item Events permission. The Alarm Bar is a feature in SMP only.
Advanced View	Gives the user the same privileges as the View permission, in addition to the capability of editing the advanced attributes for users with edit privileges. When not selected, the Advanced option in all item views (for example, Focus view) is disabled. Note: This refers to SMP only. Metasys UI views do not have an Advanced View option.
Operate	Gives the user the following privileges: Adjust commands State commands based on States Text - binary value (BV), binary output (BO), multistate value (MV), multistate output (MO) Setpoint Route (Trend) Execute (Trend) Re-command (Interlock) Set State
Intervene	Gives the user the following privileges: Release Release All Operator Override Release Operator Override Timed Operator Override (TOO) Enable Disable Preset Counter Reset - Pulse Meter, Analog Object, Totalization, Optimal Start (OST) Add Recipient Command and Remove Recipient Command (Notification) Cancel Delay Time (Analog Alarm) Cancel Report Delay (Multistate Alarm) Clear (Trend)
Diagnostic	Gives the user the following privileges: Latch/Clear Statistics Analyze Filed bus Out-of-Service In Service Timed Out of Service (TOS)
Manage Item Events	Gives the user the following privileges: Acknowledge Annotate Note: Applies to category-based events and allows the user to display an alarm in the Alarms Window (also referred to as Metasys - Events and Alarm Bar.) The Alarm Bar is a feature in SMP only.
Manage Energy	Gives the user the following privileges: Optimal Start (OST) Commands: Start/Stop Meter, Cancel Prestart/Prestop Load Commands: Shed, Release Load, Comfort Override, Release Comfort Override, Lock, Unlock Demand Limiting Load Rolling (DLLR) Commands: Set Mode, Set Target, Reset Profile, Reset Interval, Reset Initialization Parameters
Modify Items	Gives the user the following privileges: Modify Item (cannot add or delete) Commands included: Use generic integration object (GIO) to Change Name, Change Units, and Change Display Precision. Note: When users modify items, they can only set the Authorization Category property of a modified object to a category for which they have Modify Items access permission.
Configure Items	Gives the user the following privileges: Add, Modify, or Delete an Item Note: When users create objects, they can only set the Authorization Category property to a category for which they have configuration access permission. The functionality to create objects is available in SMP only.

Note: There are slight layout differences on a smartphone. For example, select User Details, Account Settings, Timesheet, and Category Access from the drop-down menu in the upper-left of the phone screen.