Security Field Descriptions

Summary

Security is used to define access rights and permissions relating to tasks performed in CS Director.

Window

Administration - Security - Roles

Field Descriptions

The following table lists field descriptions.

Section/Field

Description

Roles and Employees column

Permissions are specified for each Role and Employees are assigned to a specific role.

Role

A category based on job function and responsibilities. For example, roles could be:

  • Accounting
  • Administrator
  • Designer
  • Manager
  • Other
  • Power User
  • Shipping
  • Standard User
  • Yard

Description

Description of the job function or role

Task

Tasks performed within CS Director. For more details, see Permissions Summary Table.

Administrative tasks are:

  • Administration
  • Company and Facilities
  • Employee
  • Employee Pay Rate
  • Customers
  • Data Tables
  • Tasks/Status
  • Project Numbering

Security tasks are:

  • Roles
  • Passwords

Defaults tasks are:

  • Preset Templates
  • Saws/Tables
  • Material Catalogs
  • Project Presets
  • Project Materials

Project Access tasks are:

  • Project
  • Project Customer
  • Pricing Tab -
  • Pricing Fields
  • Engineering Tab
  • Force Check In -

Reporting tasks are:

  • Single Project Reports
  • Multiple Project Reports
  • Invoicing

Create

Security permissions granted for a particular job role to create various tasks. If you check Create, Modify and Read are also automatically checked.

Modify

Security permissions granted for a particular job role to revise various tasks. If you check Modify, Read is also automatically checked.

Read

Security permissions granted for a particular job role to view, but not edit various tasks.

Delete

Security permissions granted for a particular job role to delete various tasks. If you check Delete, Read is also automatically checked.

Window

Administration - Security - Employees

Field Descriptions

The following table lists field descriptions.

Section/Field

Description

Employees

Security access rights assigned by applying roles.

User Name / Set Password

Assign user names and passwords for employees.

Role

Assign one or more roles to each employee.

Selected

A check in the box assigns a particular role to an employee. Multiple roles can be assigned for more access.

Web Credentials

Assign web credentials (for access to Engineering Status, etc) to employees.