Security Parameters Maintenance

Opening Security Parameters Maintenance, click More.

1. Press [ALT + s] from the module main window to launch the Application Supervisor Menu.

2. Click Security.

3. Click Security Parameters.

Tip: Or, use the keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s] [ALT] [s] [p] [ENTER].

Security Parameters Maintenance Window Example:

Creating a New Security Parameters record, click More.

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

Security Parameters Maintenance Prompts Tip: To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for the field name.
	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.
	Note: Search is not available at this time.
	To display the existing Security Parameters record, click Retrieve, or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t]
Sign On Active	To activate Sign On for the module, click Yes in the drop-down list. To de-activate Sign On for the module, click No in the drop-down list. Tip: Typically, you can use this setting to test security during the set up process.
Forms Security Active	To activate window-level security for the module, click Yes in the drop-down list. To de-activate window-level security for the module, click No in the drop-down list.
Control Security Active	To activate control security for the module, click Yes in the drop-down list. To de-activate control security for the module, click No in the drop-down list. Note: This field only pertains to INSight.
Force Sign On	To force the user to sign on when the module is launched, click Yes in the drop-down list. To omit forcing the user to sign on when the module is launched, click No in the drop-down list.
Sign On Timeout	Enter the number of minutes to elapse without an operator entry or action before security times out and the operator is locked from the module. (3.0 numeric) Note: When the system times out the operator is forced to sign on again.
Lock Countdown	Enter the number of seconds the system displays a count down message to alert you before security times out and operator lock takes affect. (4.0 numeric)
Force Password Change	To force an operator to enter a password the first time they sign on to the module, click Yes in the drop-down list. To omit forcing the operator to enter a password the first time they sign on to the module, click No in the drop-down list.
Password Validation Type	To force the password to adhere to specific rules (a specific length, specific characters), click to select the appropriate choice in the drop-down list. To omit password validation, click to select None.
Expiration in Days	To specify the number of days the password is valid, enter the expiration days, if applicable. (4.0 numeric)
Failed Login Attempts	Enter the number of times the operator can unsuccessfully attempt to sign on before the module becomes locked, if applicable. For example, if the Number of Failed Login Attempts is set to 2, then the operator has two chances to enter the correct password. (2.0 numeric) Note: If the Failed Login Attempts is set and the operator does not successfully enter the password within the specified number of attempts, the operator is locked from the module. Once the module is locked the operator must contact a system administrator to unlock their operator before they can attempt to login again.

Editing an Existing Security Parameters record, click More.

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

1. To display the record to be changed, click Retrieve , or press [ENTER].
Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t]

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 Security Parameters record, click More.

Note: The Delete Command is not available for Security Parameters Maintenance.