Operator Signon Maintenance

Use Operator Signon Maintenance to maintain the Operator Numbers (also called Operator ID) and their associated security information including their name and the password they must enter to access the programs associated with the security sets for the module.

• Generally, this is the fourth step in the process of setting up security for the module.

• For more information about working with data in fields, see the Data Entry Guidelines.

Directions:

To see directions for...

• Opening Operator Signon Maintenance, click More.

   

  1.  Press [ALT + s] to launch the Application Supervisor Menu.

  2.  Click Security.

  3.  Click Operator Signon.
  
  Tip:  Or, use the keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s] [ALT] [s] [s] [ENTER].

   

  Operator Signon Maintenance Window Example:

  

   

• Creating a New Operator Signon, click More.

   

  To create a new record choose one of these methods:

  • Enter the new Operator ID and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER].
    Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + t]

  • Or, enter the new Operator ID and click File from the Menu Bar; next click New.
    Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT] [f] [n]

  Tip:  To indicate that you are building a new Operator Signon record, New  displays near the Operator ID.  Default entries display and the first field is highlighted to let you know you can begin entering information.

   

  Operator Signon Maintenance Prompts Tip:  To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for the field name.
  Operator ID	Enter the security identification for the operator.  (up to 5 characters) Required
  	To update the new or changed information, click Save or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s]
  	CAUTION To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed records.
  	To view all of the existing Operator Signon records, click Search.  From the Search list you can select the record to change or delete. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + r]
  	To display an existing Operator Signon records, enter the Operator ID and click Retrieve, or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t]
  Name	Enter the name of the operator. (up to 25 characters)
  Password	Enter the secret combination of characters the operator will use to signon to the module when security is active. (up to 12 characters) Required
  Last Signed On	Note:  Please leave blank.  This field is reserved for future use.
  Invalid Attempts	Note:  Please leave blank.  This field is reserved for future use.

   

• Editing an Existing Operator Signon, click More.

   

  CAUTION:  To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed records.

  1.  To display the record to be changed, enter the Operator ID and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER].
  Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + t]
  
  Tip:  If you do not know the Operator ID, you can click Search  to see a list of Operator Signon records.

  2.  To position the pointer to the information that you want to change, press [TAB] or click the field using the mouse.

  3.  Enter the data changes.

  4.  To complete the edit process, click Save , or press [ENTER].
  Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s]

   

• Deleting an Existing Operator Signon, click More.

   

  1.  To display the record to be deleted, enter the Operator ID and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER].
  Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + t]
  Tip:  If you do not know the Operator ID, you can click Search  to see a list of Operator Signon records.

  2.  Click File from the Menu Bar, and next click Delete.
  Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT] [f] [d]

  3.  At the Delete Records prompt, click Proceed to delete the record, or click Cancel to escape from the delete routine.

  Example:

  

   

  Note: After you click Proceed, you will see the following message on the Status Bar.