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Click the Configurations button 
on the left-side menu of the Visualization Management app to open the Configurations page.
Content
The page consists of several areas:
- The top: toolbar area.
- The list on the left hand side shows configurations.
- The form on the right hand side shows the properties of the configuration.left: list of configurations
- right: configuration properties
A configuration is an extension to the device/user/project settings as described before. It is like a container which can store detailed informations concerning access to layers and that stores detailed information concerning layer access and enabled functions as well as values of workspace and page variablesvariable values.
A configuration has to configuration must be unique per device, per user/group, and per project. Note: only Only the project is mandatory, the device and user/group are optional and can remain empty!
When a client connects, the system searches the relevant configuration in the following order and selects the first matching configuration:
- step: by all its keys (as in Evaluation 1) - if there is no result evaluate next step, otherwise configuration found.
- step: by two keys (as in Evaluation 2) - if there is no result evaluate next step, otherwise configuration found.
- step: by two keys (as in Evaluation 3) - if there is no result evaluate next step, otherwise configuration found.
- step: by one key (as in Evaluation 4) - if there is no result no configuration is available, otherwise configuration found.
System evaluation of configurations
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1. key
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2. key
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- by project, user/group, and device
- by project and user/group
- by project and device
- by project
If no configuration could be matched, the client uses the device's default settings.
When specifying a configuration, ensure that the keys of the configuration fit match to the project - otherwise the system will can never apply the configuration.
Toolbar functions
The functions on the page depend on the role of the logged on user.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Add a configuration. |
| Duplicate configuration. |
| Delete configuration. |
| Switch to multi-select mode. |
List of configurations
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the configuration. |
| Device | Name of the device 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. |
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Configuration details
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name * | Name of the configuration (mandatory). |
Device | Name of the device, used as key when searching for a configuration. |
| User/Group | Name of the user/group, used as key when searching for a configuration. |
| Project * | Name of the project, used as key when searching for a configuration (mandatory). |
| Item Link File | Name of the CSV file for item mapping. |
| Select File | Select a CSV file for item mapping or use the dashed-bordered box as a drop target for the file. |
| Homepage | The first page to be shown after login. |
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| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| 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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| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the function. |
| Authorization | "True": allow access to the function. "False": deny access to the function. |
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