Security settings explained

Security details tab

Name : The name of the security group.  Must be unique

Description : A brief description of the security group

 

HelpMaster modules tab

Email Manager administration : Allows logon access and full rights to the Email Manager application and associated menus via the Desktop edition

Priority Manager administration : Allows logon access and full rights to the Priority Manager application and associated menus via the Desktop edition

Web Interface Administration : Allows logon access and full rights to the Web Interface administration application and associated menus via the Desktop edition

Active Directory Integration Administration : Allows logon access and full rights to the Active Directory administration application and associated menus via the Desktop edition

 

Screens tab

Use this section to grant, deny or limit access to various screens and functionality within HelpMaster.  Click on the screen/feature name to display a short description about the security settings and how it applies.  A general guide is given below.

Entity screen access

 

Assets : Refers to the Asset administration screen

Clients : Refers to the client administration screen

Knowledge base : Refers to the Knowledge base screen

Broadcast message : Refers to the Broadcast message screen

Sites : Refers to the sites screen

Template screen access

 

Action templates : Refers to the Action template screen

Email templates : Refers to the Email templates screen

Job Templates : Refers to the Job templates screen

Other screen access

Message board : Refers to the Message board screen

Q Check : Refers to the Q check screen

View reports : Refers to the reports screen

Administration screen access

Issues : Refers to the Issues screen

Site Hierarchy : Refers to the site hierarchy screen

System codes : Refers to the System Codes screen

Template Manager : Refers to the Template Manager screen

System administration screen access

 

Attachments administration : Refers to the Attachments administration screen

Custom fields : Refers to the custom fields administration screen

Data Validation rules : Refers to the custom fields data validation screen

Import / Export : Refers to the Import / Export screen

Purge Jobs : Refers to the purge jobs wizard

Staff Manager : Refers to the Staff Manager screen

System administration : Refers to the system administration screen

Feature usage

 

Action email options : Refers to the email section of the action screen.

Change Actions Template : Refers to the ability to change an action template once one has already been set

Default templates : Refers to the user default templates screen

Template subscriptions : Refers to the Template subscriptions screen

 

Feature usage tab

Job/Action tab

Allow full access to all jobs and actions (Overrides all Job Workflow Roles) : Checking this box grants administrator like access to all jobs and actions.  It also means that any workflow roles that are assigned to staff members that belong to this security groups become ineffective, that is, this setting will over-ride any and all workflow roles that are assigned to the staff member.

Allow Staff to create new Jobs :  Checking this box allows staff members assigned to this security group to log jobs.

Reminders tab

 

Viewing Reminders : Use the options in this group to control reminder visibility

Staff / Client

Allow Staff to change client passwords :  Refers to the ability to reset client passwords

Allow Staff to merge duplicate Client/Staff records:  Refers to the ability to merge clients

Allow Staff to create Staff members : Refers to the ability for staff to create other staff

Allow Staff to change Windows logon passwords: If checked, staff will be able to reset the Windows password for an Active Directory synchronized client.  This requires Windows domain permission.

Knowledge Base

Allow staff to change Web enabled checkbox on knowledge base articles :  Refers to the ability to be able to toggle the "Is Web enabled" checkbox on the knowledge base screen.

 

Billing

Allow Staff to access the billing information on Actions:  Refers to the ability to enter financial information on the Action screen.

Allow Staff to manually override billing information for Actions: Refers to the ability to change billing information

Allow Staff to access billing formation and invoice Jobs: Refers to the ability to create an invoice from billable actions

Allow Staff to update and invoice billing information for closed Jobs and Actions: Refers to the ability to update and edit existing invoices

Allow Staff to delete invoices:  Refers to the ability to delete invoices.