Specifications

File security for the standalone
database
The local validation database must
be protected from unauthorized
access through Explorer or MS-
DOS. Method Validation Pack soft-
ware uses file security settings to
protect the database file. All
Method Validation Pack data store
under the Method Validation Pack
root directory on the PC hard
drive. The Document Management
System stores in a separate sub-
folder of the Method Validation
Pack program directory. The fold-
er name is DMS. This folder is pro-
tected with Windows file security.
It offers write-only access to all
authenticated users and only an
administrative user has full access
to the DMS directory.
Understanding and using file secu-
rity is particularly important in
standalone installations where all
data is stored in the local data-
base. In a client-server installa-
tion, the default storage location
should be the Oracle database
that is stored on a separate server
and that is not accessible to any
software operator.
User documentation with
Method Validation Pack
Method Validation Pack always
displays the current user in the
title bar. The system displays the
current user name and the data-
base information. The database is
either displayed as local login for
a standalone database connection
or as the Oracle net alias name if
the system is connected to the
Oracle database, as shown in fig-
ure 40.
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tion (VDB-file), or clicking on its
selection field, will restore the
selected version. Documents and
MVS files are displayed in a pre-
view window, allowing to zoom,
print, export or copy the selected
document. The actions depend on
the type of entry: documents are
displayed in a preview window,
validations are stored in the file
system.
DMS with standalone systems
Standalone systems will typically
require managing multiple data-
bases. The system will prompt the
user to create a new database file
after the size limit of 800 MB is
exceeded. A validation that has
passed its size limit can still be
selected for review. If the system
has more than one database, the
user must connect first to one
database from the list of available
databases.
DMS for client/server systems
Client/Server system using an
Oracle relational database will
store all validations in one data-
base. A list of all available valida-
tion databases displays when
selecting to open an existing vali-
dation, as shown in figure 39. The
user selects the validation from
the list with a simple click on the
actual validation. If users open
older revisions of a validation the
validation is opened in a locked
status as read-only. Only saving it
as the latest revision can open it.
Figure 39
Selection dropdown window for database connection
Figure 40
Permanent display of current user name, and database connection with
Method Validation Pack software