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The Visualization Management app is the tool to set up logical visualization devices and link them to a project. Visualization access control configuration is also done here.
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- Projects: the inventory of visualization projects related to the current server workspace.
- Devices: configured devices for visualization.
- Users: assign users to visualization devices.
- Groups: assign groups to visualization devices.
- Configurations: set up specific permissions for layers and functions, set visualization workspace and page variables.
Projects
Click the Projects button 
on the left-side menu of the Visualization Management app to open the Projects page.
Toolbar functions
| Function | Description |
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| Import an existing visualization project. Use the Select file button or drag-and-drop the file onto the dashed-bordered drop area. |
| Delete the selected project. |
| Switch to multi-select mode. |
| Deploy project to the web server. |
| Refresh the list of projects. |
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| Column name | Description |
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| Name | Name of the visualization project. |
| Devices | Number of devices that use this project. |
| Last received | Timestamp when the project was last sent by the Visualization Editor and received by the server or when the file has been uploaded. |
| Last deployed | Timestamp when the project was last deployed for web visualization. |
Devices
Click the Devices button 
on the left-side menu of the Visualization Management app to open the Devices page.
Each project needs at least one device definition. Later on, users or groups can be assigned to a device and the permissions and access rights can be configured.
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| Function | Description |
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| Add a device. |
| Copy device. |
| Delete device. |
| Switch to multi-select mode. |
| Shows details of a connected web client. The client can be disconnected.
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| start Start the visualization in a new browser tab. |
| Refresh pagelist. |
List of devices
| Column name | Description |
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| Name | Name of the device. |
| Project | Name of the project which is assigned to the device. |
| Connections | Shows the number of currently opened connections followed by the maximum used connections / number of allowed connections . 1/3 means currently 1 connection and in total 3 connections are allowed. |
| Enabled | Devices can be set to enabled and disabled. If a device is disabled it is not accessible. |
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for the device. "∞" indicates there is no connection limit configured. | |
| Enabled | Enables or disables a device. Disabled devices are not accessible. |
Device configuration
| Field | Description |
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| Name * | Name of the device (mandatory). |
| Connection limit | "on"ON: define Restricts the maximum number of currently connected devices."off": the number of currently connected devices possible client connections to the device to a specified number. OFF: The number of connected clients is not limited. |
| Project * | Name of the project for The visualization project that runs on the device to be assigned to (mandatory). |
Users
Click the Users button 
on the left-side menu of the Visualization Management app to open the Users page.
Left: The list on the left hand side shows all users of users as defined in the User Management.
Right: The list of devices as defined on the right hand side shows the defined devices Devices page.
To authorize a user to access a device, select the device on the right sideuser and tick the respective checkbox(es) in the list of devices and save the modifications.
List of users
| Column name | Description |
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| NameName of the user. | Username |
| Connected devices | Names of the devices for that the user to can connect to. |
List of devices
| Column name | Description |
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| (checkbox) | Configures the device access for the user. |
| Name | Name of the device. If the device name is shown italic, the device is diabled and not accessibleDisabled devices are shown in italic. |
Groups
Click the Groups button 
on the left-side menu of the Visualization Management app to open the Groups page.
The list on the left side shows all groups Left: Groups as defined in the User Management. The list on the right hand side shows the defined devices
Right: The list of devices as defined on the Devices page.
To authorize a group to access a device, select the device on the right sidethe group and tick the respective checkbox(es) in the list of devices and save the modifications.
List of groups
| Column name | Description |
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| NameName of | the groupGroup name. |
| Connected devices | Names of the devices for the user to devices that group members can connect to. |
List of devices
| Column name | Description |
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| (checkbox) | Configures the device access for the user. |
| Name | Name of the device. If the device name is shown italic, the device is diabled and not accessibleDisabled devices are shown in italic. |
Configurations
Click the Configurations button 
on the left-side menu of the Visualization Management app to open the Configurations page.
A configuration is an extension to the device/user/project settings as described before. It is used to define detailed access permissions granularly on to layers and functions as well as provide visualization workspace variables.
- georg.kotek (Unlicensed)Please include the information we got yesterday regarding selector character of these fields
A configuration has to be unique per device, per user/group and per project. Note: only the project is mandatory, the device and user/group are optional.
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| Function | Description |
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| Add a configuration. |
| Duplicate configuration. |
| Delete configuration. |
| Switch to multi-select mode. |
List of configurations
| Column name | Description |
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| Name | Name of the configuration. |
| Device | Names Name of the devices for the user to connect todevice affected by this configuration. |
| User / Group | Name of the user or group affected by this configuration. |
| Project | Name of the project affected by this configuration. |
Form of configuration
| Name | Description |
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| Name * | Name of configuration (mandatory). |
Device | List of devices. LIST? |
| User/Group | List of users/groups. LIST? |
| Project * | List of projects. LIST? |
| Item Link File | csv Name of the CSV file for item mapping. |
| Select File | csv Select a CSV file for item mapping or use the dashed-bordered box as a drop target for the file. |
| HomepageName | of the page of the project used as homepageThe first page to be shown after login. |
Layers
Click the Layers button to open the list of available layers in the project.Layers will be
- georg.kotek (Unlicensed) No need to explain what a layer is at this point ... (Layers are defined in the Visualization Editor during the design phase of the project. Each GUI element is assigned exactly to one layer.
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- By default each project contains the layers Background and Default. Additional layers can be added in the Visualization Editor.)
Here on the Configurations - Layers page the user's permissions , specific layer permissions for this configuration can be defined for each layer.
List of layers
| Column name | Description |
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| Layer | Name of the layer. |
| Permission | "full": full acccess to the visualization objects on that layer. "readonly": the visualization objects on that layer are displayed but can not be changed. "invisible": the visualization objects on that layer are not visible. |
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Click the Functions button to open the list of available functions.
A function is part of an app from the dashboard. Functions are predefined and can not be added by the user.
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refer to a specific feature or behavior the the respective app.
Here, specific function permissions for this configuration can be defined.
| Column name | Description |
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| Name | Name of the function. |
| Authorization | "trueTrue": allow access to the function.. "falseFalse": deny access to the function. |
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Click the Workspace variables button to open the list of available workspace variables.
Here, specific values of visualization workspace variables for this configuration can be defined.
- georg.kotek (Unlicensed)No need to explain what a WS var. is at this point – refer to another doc.
Workspace variables are defined in the Visualization Editor during the design phase of the project.
As shown in the picture, the variable "WS Variable 1" gets the value "UserIsAdmin" - but this assignment is only valid for the current configuration
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The value of the workspace variable will be evaluated in the visualization during runtime - e.g. for showing or hiding contents.
A workspace variable is available in the whole workspace of the project.
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| Column name | Description |
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| Name | Name of the workspace variable. |
| Value | Value of the workspace variable. |
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Click the Page variables button to open the list of available page variables. The button is only visible when if the homepage of the project has a page variable defined.
Here, specific values of variables of the homepage for this configuration can be defined.
- georg.kotek (Unlicensed)No need to explain what a WS var. is at this point – refer to another doc.
The page variables definition is done in the Visualization Editor. The value of the page variable will be evaluated in the visualization during runtime - e.g. for selecting content.
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| Column name | Description |
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| Name | Name of the page variable. |
| Value | Value of the page variable. |
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