Development Guide

Chapter 2
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Creating database solutions 17
To create a Kiosk account:
1. Ensure you have a limited access account.
2. With the database solution open, choose File menu > Manage >
Accounts & Privileges.
3. In the Manage Accounts & Privileges dialog box, click New.
4. In the Edit Account dialog box, type an account name, click Active
for the Account Status, and select New Privilege Set from the Privilege
Set list.
5. In the Edit Privilege Set dialog box, give the privilege set a name
and description.
6. For Layouts, Value Lists, and Scripts, select either All view only or
All no access.
7. Clear the Manage extended privileges checkbox.
8. Select other options as required.
9. Click OK.
To enable Kiosk mode:
1. Follow the procedures in “Using the Developer Utilities” on page 9.
2. In the Specify Solution Options dialog box, select Enable Kiosk
mode for non-admin accounts.
3. Select other options as required.
4. Click OK.
5. To be able to quickly repeat the process, click Save Settings, and
choose a folder and location for your settings file.
For information on saving solution settings, see Help.
6. Click Create.
If you did not bind the files to a runtime application, the Developer
Utilities copy the selected database files to the Project Folder. If you
did bind the files to a runtime application, the Developer Utilities copy
all of the runtime files to a new folder created inside the Project Folder
and named after the runtime solution.
To change the default option of logging into the file with the Admin
account:
1. With the database solution open, choose File menu > File Options.
2. On the Open/Close tab, clear Log in using.
3. Click OK.
When you create a solution to run in Kiosk mode, you need to provide
navigation for your solution and the ability for users to quit your solution.
For more information on using scripts and buttons to control
Kiosk solutions, see Help.