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.
The app contains of five pages:
- 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 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
List of projects
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| 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.
The list on the left hand side shows all defined devices. The form on the right hand side shows the properties for the selected device.
Toolbar functions
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Add a device. |
| Copy device. |
| Delete device. |
| Switch to multi-select mode. |
| Shows details of a connected web client. The client can be disconnected.
|
| Start the visualization in a new browser tab. |
| Refresh list. |
List of devices
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the device. |
| Project | Name of the project which is assigned to the device. |
| Connections | Shows the number of used connections / number of allowed connections 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 |
|---|---|
| Name * | Name of the device (mandatory). |
| Connection limit | ON: Restricts the number of possible client connections to the device to a specified number. OFF: The number of connected clients is not limited. |
| Project * | The visualization project that runs on the device (mandatory). |
Users
Click the Users button 
on the left-side menu of the Visualization Management app to open the Users page.
Left: The list of users as defined in the User Management.
Right: The list of devices as defined on the Devices page.
To authorize a user to access a device, select the user and tick the respective checkbox(es) in the list of devices and save the modifications.
List of users
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Username |
| Connected devices | Names of devices that the user can connect to. |
List of devices
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| (checkbox) | Configures the device access for the user. |
| Name | Name of the device. Disabled 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.
Left: Groups as defined in the User Management.
Right: The list of devices as defined on the Devices page.
To authorize a group to access a device, select the group and tick the respective checkbox(es) in the list of devices and save the modifications.
List of groups
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Group name. |
| Connected devices | Names of devices that group members can connect to. |
List of devices
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| (checkbox) | Configures the device access for the user. |
| Name | Name of the device. Disabled 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.
The list on the left hand side shows configurations. The form on the right hand side shows the properties of the configuration.
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 functions as well as values of workspace and page variables.
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 and can remain empty!
When a client connects, the system searches the relevant 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
| Keys | Evaluation 1 | Evaluation 2 | Evaluation 3 | Evaluation 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. key | Project | Project | Project | Project |
2. key | User/Group | User/Group | Device | |
| 3. key | Device |
When defining a configuration the user has to ensure that the keys of the configuration fit to the project - otherwise the system will never apply the configuration.
Toolbar functions
| 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. |
Form of configuration
| 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. |
| 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. |
Layers
Click the Layers button to open the list of available layers in the project.
Here, specific layer permissions for this configuration can be defined.
| 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. |
Functions
Click the Functions button to open the list of available functions.
Functions are predefined and refer to a specific feature or behavior the the respective app.
Here, specific function permissions for this configuration can be defined.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the function. |
| Authorization | "True": allow access to the function. "False": deny access to the function. |
Workspace variables
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.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the workspace variable. |
| Value | Value of the workspace variable. |
Page variables
Click the Page variables button to open the list of available page variables. The button is only visible 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.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the page variable. |
| Value | Value of the page variable. |