Controls

Views

Access Manager offers various views of its database. Each may be selected from the View menu, or using the appropriate buttons on the toolbar. The controls available to you will depend on which view you have selected.

There are two view modes (selected from the View menu, or using the appropriate buttons). In Combined View Mode, Access Manager will display both the database and any network activity at the same time. Otherwise it will display only the selected view.

A view may consist of two or more panes. A pane is similar in concept to a pane of glass in a window. In such a view the panes will be divided by splitter bars in the same way that the panes of glass in a window are divided by glazing bars. Unlike glazing bars, splitter bars may be moved around by clicking and dragging them, allowing you to resize the panes.

Menu and Toolbar Area

The database filename is shown at the top in the title bar. Below this are the menu and (optionally) the toolbar respectively. The toolbar may be hidden or shown by selecting View...Toolbar from the menu.

Search Tool

To use the search tool on the toolbar, simply type in the description (eg user name, door name) of the item you want, and it will be selected in the left-hand pane. For further ocurrences keep pressing the button to the right of where you typed the description.

Menu and Buttons

Menu	Sub-Menu	Icon	Description
File	New		Creates a new database file
	Open		Opens an existing database file
	Save		Saves the last change in the database file (changes are saved as soon as soon as you click on any other control; this button just provides something inert to click on if you want to ensure the file is up to date)
	NewVersion		Alerts you to a new version of Access Manager and allows it to be downloaded (if supported by your supplier).
	Login / Logout		Login to or logout from the database. Leaves Access Manager running
	Log Management		Export and/or delete all or part of the log (includes scheduling)
	Import Users		Import user data
	Export Users		Export user data
	<filename>		Opens the existing database file of this name
	Print		Prints the current view
	Exit		Exits the application, closing the database (changes are saved when they are made)
Edit	Undo		Reverses the last change
	Assignments		Changes assignments (for the selected objects)
	Options		Displays the system options
New	Alert		Adds a new alert
	Door		Adds a new door to a controller
	Group		Adds a new group
	Input		Adds a new input
	Interface		Adds a new interface
	Timespan		Adds a new timespan
	User		Adds a new user
	Password		Change operator password
Assign/Unassign	Alerts		Assigns alerts to the selected object
	Door		Assigns doors to the selected object
	Inputs		Assigns inputs to the selected object
	Operational Periods		Assigns operational periods to the selected object
	Readers		Assigns readers to the selected object
	Timespans		Assigns timespans to the selected object
	Users		Assigns users to the selected object
View	Combined View Mode		Display the database and activity on the network simultaneously
	Database		Displays the database content
	Show Assigned		Show assigned database objects in the bottom right-hand pane
	Show Unassigned		Show unassigned database objects that may be assigned in the bottom right-hand pane
	Monitor		Monitor activity
	Monitor Users		Monitor tag user activity
	Monitor Passback Events		Monitor passback events
	Monitor Status		Monitor hardware status
	Monitor Doors Left Open		Monitor doors left open
	Monitor Messages		Monitor system messages
	Rollcall		Rollcall indicating who is reported as being in and who is reported as being out
	Show Detail		Show details in bottom right-hand pane
	Hide Detail		Hide details in bottom right-hand pane
	Toolbars		Displays or hides the toolbars
	Status Bar		Displays or hides the status bar at the bottom of the application window
Connect	Controllers		Puts the controllers online or offline. Use when adding hardware to a live system.
	Jabber		Displays or hides the Jabber remote access client
Update	All Controllers		Updates all controllers with the current access control settings
	Selected Controllers		Updates the selected controllers with the current access control settings
Door	Unlock		Grants access to the last user who swiped their tag (used typically for gatekeeping)
Help	Help Identify Hardware		Wizard to guide you through the process of identifying the hardware displayed in the database
	Help Setup Access Control Configuration		Wizard to guide you through the process of creating a basic access control configuration
	Help Replace Hardware		Wizard to help you replace hardware
	Help Topics		Displays this application help
	About AccessManager		Displays hardware and software information
	Get Database Speed Index		Obtains a database speed index for the purpose of comparing database servers

Reversing Changes (Undo)

Access Manager is a live database application. In addition to an indefinite number of logged-in users, both the hardware and the database engine itself make changes to the database as a part of normal operation. Since other changes may have been made to the database since the last change made by you, it's not always possible to reverse that change.   However, when undo is possible and is selected from the Edit... menu, it will completely reverse the last change made, no matter how complicated its effect on the database. To maximise the chance of undo being available, it is recommended you go offline before making a complex series of changes.

Status Bar Area

This is (optionally) right at the bottom of the main application window, and displays messages about the system operation. It may be hidden or shown by selecting View...Status Bar from the menu.

Hardware Descriptor

At the far right-hand end of the status bar is the Hardware Descriptor.   This will change as hardware is detected and goes online.   Possible hardware descriptions are: