Series 5 Systems Management - List of Enhancements

Over the lifespan of the Series 5 Systems Management system, a number of major enhancements and minor fixes have been applied.  Following is a brief summary, (listing the most recent items first).

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New and Different – Enhancements and Fixes in S/M

    For 2010

Company Systems Maintenance

The system provides for accounting data files to be kept for each Company separately.  The Company Systems Maintenance function offers a field used to specify the full pathname to the folder where the data files are stored.  Up until now, this path could not contain any spaces in the folder names.  The system has been enhanced to allow spaces in the directory pathname. (Feb-08-2010)

 

    For 2009

Each Applications' User Access Maintenance

The function to export User access summary rights to Excel spreadsheets, has been enhanced (Dec-15-2009) :

 

When titles are output, they will be formatted as bold in 14-point
When legends are output, they will be formatted as bold in 12-point
When headers are output, they will be formatted as bold and italic

 

Automatic Disabling of User who Fail to Correctly Logon

As a new security feature, as an option, you may select to have users that fail to correctly log in to Series 5 after a specified number of times, automatically disabled from logging in again.  Before they can use the Series 5 system again, the System's Manager, or Series 5 Gatekeeper must modify their Logon Properties record.  This option  may be selected with a new field found on System Control Options screen. (Oct-22-2009)

User Logon Profiles - Disable Logon Access

As new property has been introduced to the User Logon Profile screen.  "User is Disabled from Logon Access" offers a check-box, which when set, disables that user from logging into the Systems Management system.  This option is set by the system when a user fails to enter the correct password a given number of times, (see preceding enhancement entry). (Oct-22-2009)

 

    For 2008

On-Line Help

The Systems Management  functions now have On-Line Help.  You can access these help files from the assorted functions' screens or menu bars. (Aug/2008)

Logon User Temporary Access Rights

A new property has been introduced to the Logon User Profile screen, that provides for temporary logon rights.  If set,  the user will only be able to log in to the system up to a specified date. (July/2008)

User Signon Audit Inquiry

A new function has been introduced that provides inquiry to the User Access Audit records.  Records may be listed and displayed on a grid screen, by Application, or by User or by date.   A report may also be generated.   The inquiry shows the Date, Time, User, Company Code and Function that was executed. (July/2008)