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RogerF089

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Hi,

I have a question regarding panel view plus 1000. I am programming it in panel builder. How can I create a lock on a particular button not the whole screen with the password ?

Thanks.
 
PanelView plus is not programmed with PanelBuilder, it is programmed with FactoryTalk View Studio Machine Edition. Can you list the full catalog number of your PanelView?
 
I've got very little experience with PanelBuilder, but with the newer PanelView Plus and FTView Studio, the general approach is to make a button invisible or visible based on the currently logged in user. Maybe it's possible in Panelbuilder as well?
 
I think jimtech67 is right, with the panel builder we cannot do much with individual buttons as we can do in panel view plus
 
You could do the security in the plc.
Does each button need a seperate password?
Pop up screen to enter a number and compare in the plc.
Use a timer to lock the security again after.
 
RogerF089 said:
...How can I create a lock on a particular button not the whole screen with the password ?

RogerF089 said:
Guess I have to create a screen then lock it...

You're sort of on the right track, I reckon. This option might work for what you want -

Create a copy of the screen that the Push Button Object is already on. We'll name it "Secure PB Screen".

On the original screen, let's call it "Goto Secure PB Screen", change the Push Button Object to a Goto Button Object of the same size. If the Push Button Object has any text applied, then apply the same text to the new Goto Button Object so that they both look the same. This can be done via the Text Editor. Point the Goto Button Object to the new "Secure PB Screen".

Under Application Settings > Security, set "Security Mode" to "Screen", if not already. As a by the way, I like to set the "Unprivileged Operator Name" to "DEFAULT", but that is not absolutely necessary. Go to the "Operators" tab and set the Name and Password of your choosing for the User, if not already assigned. Go to the "Secured Screens Info" tab and set "Secured" active for the new "Secure PB Screen". Then also set active the User of your choosing from the "Operators" tab that must have privileges to access this screen.

Note: You do not need set "Goto Secure PB Screen" as "Secured".

What should happen at runtime...

When you navigate to the original "Goto Secure PB Screen", everything will look the same and the Push Button Object will appear to be available as before, except now it is a Goto Button Object. The User may attempt to press the Push Button Object but instead will be attempting to navigate to "Secure PB Screen". Because it is Secured, the User should be prompted to enter the required credentials to access the screen. Once logged in, and privileges have been assigned, they will then be taken to the "Secure PB Screen". The Push Button Object will still appear to be available as before, except now it actually is. The User may then proceed to activate the Push Button Object and execute its function.

When the User navigates away from the Secured screen to an Unsecured screen, the privileges are revoked. If the User once again navigates to the "Goto Secure PB Screen", they may again press the proxy Push Button Object, and will again have to re-enter their credentials to access the "Secure PB Screen".

PB32%20-%20Secure%20PB%20Demo.bmp


You could try that and, if it works, see does it meet your needs?

Regards,
George
 
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I was actually using PanelBuilder32 there now for a small modification of my own when I realized a small oversight in my explanation above. While I did create the demo project using the correct 2711-K10C12 terminal catalog number, I forgot that your terminal is Keypad only (2711-K10C12) and was imagining a Touch terminal when I was writing that up early.

The Goto Button Object on the "Goto Secure PB Screen" in my demo is assigned to the F1 Function Key.
The Push Button Object on the "Secure PB Screen" is also assigned to the F1 Function Key.

For Keypad only terminals it's usually good practice to denote in the object's text which Function Key the object is assigned to.

So the only real correction to the above is that the User is pressing the F1 Function Key on both screens instead of pressing the screen objects themselves.

G.
 

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