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Person Categories and Person Information
Application has two built in Person Categories:
Super User. This category has one Person (User) only - Super User
Power User. This category has one Person (User) only - Power User
Any other Persons (Users) can be managed in next way:
Authorized Person must create Person Category
Authorized Person must add Person to created Person Category
Application has three Person (User) types:
Super User. This Person have access to whole Application parts. Generally,
Super User is a software programmer or sotware owner engineer, and
Person who is responsible for working Customers. Super User's account
is created automatically, and can not be edited or deleted.
Super User can create and manage settings for other Person Categories and
Persons within these Categories.
Super User can grant all or part of his/her rights to Power User or to any other
Person.
Power User. This is Customer's main person. Power User can create and
manage settings for other Person Categories and Persons within these
Categories, except him/herself and Super User. Power User's account is
created automatically, and can not be edited or deleted.
Power User can grant all or part of his/her rights to Person created by
Power User.
Regular Person, for example RTC (Rail Traffic Controller, or Dispatcher),
Mainteiner, RailRoad Engineer or Conductor, etc.
Each ARDS Person (including Super User and Power User) has unique User Name
and Password.
When somebody is trying to login into ARDS, we are doing:
Person authentication, i.e. checking provided User Name and Password
against database.
Person authorization, i.e. checking what screens, screens' controls Person can work
with, what Layout Person should be redirected, can Person close Application, can
Person move and resize Application, etc.
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