Running Identified Flex Client Without Logged on Operator

You can configure an identified Flex station to remain active, allowing some limited interactions with the system, even when Flex Client is started or when the operator has logged off.
To do this, you must create a default user account, having limited access rights that will be automatically logged on when the operator logs off.

Prerequisites:

The identified Flex station has been fully configured. See Configuring an Identified Flex Client.
System Manager is in Engineering mode.
System Browser is in Management View.

NOTICE

Automatic Logon Risk Mitigation

Access without user authentication is a serious source of risks that you must be aware of and mitigate.
We recommend applying the following measures:
- Limit data that is getting exposed from the management station to non-confidential data.
- Restrict automatic logon functionality to stations located in Highly Protected Zones only.

Configure the Flex Default User Account

The Flex default user account is the one that will be automatically logged on after the operator logs off. It must therefore have carefully restricted access rights, appropriate to a kiosk-type station.

Create a dedicated scope (see Configuring a Scope Definition) which includes only those objects that you want the Flex client to display after operator log-off.

Create a security group of type user (see New Local User Group), then add to it the dedicated scope, and define the appropriate scope rights, event rights, and application rights.

Create a new user of type Software Account (see New Software Account User):

Give it a meaningful name such as FlexDefaultUser.

Select the Used for default logon option.

Assign it to the security group created in step 2
NOTE: In case of a distributed Desigo CC deployment, the software account user is necessarily Local, you cannot configure a Global software account user.

You can also set the Language and Flex client profile to use when the Flex default user is logged on. However if a client profile was set for the identified Flex station, it will override that set for the user.

Assign the FlexDefaultUser Account to the Identified Flex Client

In System Browser, select Project > Management System > Clients > [identified Flex client].

Select the System Management tab.

From the Account to use after logoff drop-down list, select the FlexDefaultUser software account configured above.

Click Save .

FlexDefaultUser is set as default account for the current identified Flex station. The Flex client application will show default information and allow certain interactions with the system without an operator logged on.

Set the FlexDefaultUser Account Preferences

Start Flex Client.

In the Flex Client online help, search for Do an Operator Log in to a Flex Client Running in Logged-off Mode

Set your user's preferences.
In the Flex Client online help, search for the following procedures:

Set Your Flex Client Favorite Homepage

Change Layout

Setting Flex Client Notifications for Events

Setting Flex Client Notifications for Suppressed Objects

Setting Flex Client License Notifications