Information Systems:InfoNet User Authorities

InfoNet runs in a browser, which means it can be accessed from anywhere that has an internet connection.

The user signs on with their System i user ID and password (which is validated against the i user profiles), but what they can see in InfoNet is controlled by the file WEBPRDD / INUSERP, which is maintained through Admin / User Authorities. Note that this maintenance can only be done by I.T or administrators (Nancy and John).

This controls the functions the user is allowed to do, and the information they can see.

Once a user has access, they can configure their own displays for partner and item maintenance, by selecting Admin / User Defaults. This can be changed as frequently as you want - every time you look at something, you can configure the display to only include what you want to see. Instead of having to scroll down and search.

'Columns to Display in the List' defines what you will see when you see the list of items or partners. 'Blocks to Display for Detail' defines what you will see when you select an item. 'Miscellaneous Item Options' defines how much of the date sensitive data (from extensions) you will see. Note that this is effective for display only; in update you will only see current. This is because some items have so many records that the page becomes too long for the browser to handle. You can change 'Blocks to Display for Detail' to include less so that the page is smaller. If you create a new record by copying an item with a lot of records, you will have a problem. When you do this, all blocks are shown; no matter how you have your defaults set up.

File INUSERP has 299 flags; 141 of which are used by the two programs above (Change User Authorities, and Change Web User). The fields are named INFLAG001 to INFLAG299. To keep track of what each does, I go into the source of this file, and change the text; but I do NOT compile it – if I did, every InfoNet program would have to be recompiled.