Access template windows

Entry window

The New access template window is used to add a new access template to the directory.

The window is opened by the Add command from the context menu of the directory.

The window contains the additional panels Specification and Access settings.

New access template entry window

Form fields in the Properties panel:

Name — name of the access template.
Description — brief description.

Selecting OK will add the item to the directory and close the entry window. Selecting Cancel will close the window without saving the item. Selecting Apply will add the item to the directory without closing the entry window.

The editor window is opened by the Edit command in the context menu when one or more access templates are selected.

Editor window

If one access template is selected, the Access template editor window will open:

Access template editor window

The fields and panels are the same as in the New access template window.

Multiple editor window

When two or more access templates are selected for editing, the multiple editor window will open. It has a panel displaying a list of the selected access templates. The title in the window header is Access templates.

Access templates multiple editor window

When multiple access templates are selected for editing, any changes that are saved will be applied to all of the selected access templates.

Specification panel in the Access template window

The Specification panel is used to manage the permissions granted by the access template.

Permissions in the panel are arranged in groups in an expandable/collapsible tree. Assigning or revoking access at group level applies the configuration to all permissions contained in it.

Permissions can be configured individually to allow specific objects to be viewed and edited. If permission to view is not granted, then a user with the access template will not see them at all in Tillypad XL Manager or in Tillypad XL POS. If permission to view is granted, but permission to edit is not, then the user will see them but context menu commands for editing them will be disabled. Users can only edit objects for which editing permission is explicitly granted in the access template specification.

Permissions can be configured to enable users to carry out operations and to confirm operations carried out by other users. This division of authority is used for important operations to ensure that two users are responsible for the outcome. It also enables two users to cooperate to carry out operations that neither has permission to carry out alone, for example waiters may have permission only to close their own guest tabs while the floor manager has permission only to confirm guest tab closure. If one waiter unexpectedly goes absent without closing his guest tabs, another waiter can close his guest tabs if the floor manager confirms the operation.

Specification panel

Data grid columns:

Name — name of permission or permission group.
Index — order in which permissions or permission groups are displayed.

Context menu commands:

Assign access — grant access to the permission.
Revoke access — revoke access to the permission.
Print (Ctrl+P) — print out.
Summary functions — contains commands for displaying statistical summaries of column data.
Additional functions — contains additional commands for working with data grids.

Permissions are represented by different icons depending on whether access is granted or not.