VISTA Plus for MPE Administrator's Guide

Security
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Additional Security Features
This section provides information on additional security features available through VISTA.
Group Records
The Group Maintenance window within the VISTA Maintenance program can be utilized to create
Group Records. Group Records define default folder profiles that are displayed when a user linked
to a group with folder profiles starts VISTA. Group records provide a mechanism for assigning
multiple users the same folder profiles without having to enter folder profiles in user records. Users
are linked to a group profile with the Group ID field in the user record. Turn to Chapter 6 in this
guide for more information on the Group Maintenance window.
Logical Views
Each user’s view of a report can be customized with Logical Views. A view consists of the report
columns and report pages a user can view. For a given report and user, you can set the default
columns, column locking flag, default printer, and the pages the user can view. Logical Views are
powerful and can be used to implement security features, such as Column and Page Security, for
single or multiple users with one definition. Turn to the “Logical View Maintenance Window”
section in this chapter for more information.
Column Security
Column management functions are available to divide a report into columns (windows) and view
selected columns on one screen. This enables you to see only the sections of a report that you are
interested in viewing without having to scroll the screen left and right. Default columns can be
defined and linked to a report. When the report is viewed, the report will be divided and displayed
based on the column definition.
Columns provide a security mechanism due to the ability to hide data which prevents users from
scrolling left and right to view hidden data. This functionality can be used to customize a report for
specific users.
When a user views a report with columns defined, the columns will automatically be locked and the
user will be prevented from scrolling the data within a column left and right. If a user wants
columns but doesn’t want them locked, there is a flag named Lock Columns on the Logical View
screen that can be set to allow the capability to scroll left and right. Columns will not be locked for
users with Account Manager or System Manager capabilities.
The Logical View Maintenance window described in this chapter can be used to define default
columns for a user and report.