Tree Pane

The tree pane shows the relationship of all the database objects. At the top of the tree are the root objects. These have no editable properties, but rather are used to categorise the database objects for ease of navigation around the database. Using the image above as an example:

• Users is a root object.
• Angela Jones and Main Entrance are database objects, Angela Jones being a user, and Main Entrance being a door.
• Main Entrance is assigned to Angela Jones (allowing Angela Jones to use the main entrance door).

Each object has a representative icon. It is possible for the assignments to be such that if Access Manager did not limit the depth of the tree a branch could be expanded indefinitely. At any point where the tree depth has been limited Access Manager will display the deepest object using to tell you to look further up the branch for the object you wish to inspect or edit.

Selecting Objects

When you select a single object in the tree pane, the properties pane and the assignments pane will update to display the properties and assignments for that object, as can be seen above.

You can also select multiple objects using the standard Windows methods of CTRL-left click and SHIFT-left click, but only if the objects are in the same branch.

You can unselect an object by clicking on the object a second time.

A red flash indicates that an object is selected.

Deleting Objects

You will be warned if an object is about to be deleted permanently.

!U!  The objects immediately below the root objects in the hierarchy are special in that if you delete one it is deleted permanently. To delete an object locate it under its root object and press the Delete key.

In the example shown pressing Delete will delete door Management Suite.

Creating Assignments

Using Drag and Drop

!U!  To create an assignment either: Select the object(s) to be assigned in the tree pane. Drag the selected objects on to the object for which the assignment is being made. or Select the object for which the assignment is being made in the tree pane. Select View...Show Unassigned from the menu. Drag the object(s) to be assigned from the assignments pane on to the user.

In the example shown the door Management Suite will be assigned to the user Angela Jones.

Using the Menu

Either (recommended option):

1. Select the object to which you wish to make assignments.

Or:

1. Select Edit...Assignments from the menu.
2. Select the assignment type at the bottom.
3. Select the name of the object to which you wish to make assignments.

Then:

1. Select the object type you wish to assign from the Assign/Unassign menu.
2. Select the objects you wish to assign in the right-hand box.
3. Press     <<    .
4. Press     Close    .

Removing Assignments

Using the Mouse and Keyboard

Where the object cannot be assigned to anything other than the object it is assigned to, it will be deleted rather than the association being removed. You will be warned if an object is about to be deleted permanently.

!U!  To unassign one or more object(s) from a user: Locate the object for which assignments are to be removed in the tree pane. Select the assignments to be removed in the branch below. Press the Delete button.

In the example shown pressing Delete will unassign two doors from Angela Jones.

Using the Menu

Either (recommended option):

1. Select the object from which you wish to remove assignments.

Or:

1. Select Edit...Assignments from the menu.
2. Select the assignment type at the bottom.
3. Select the name of the object from which you wish to remove assignments.

Then:

1. Select the object type you wish to unassign from the Assign/Unassign menu.
2. Select the objects you wish to unassign in the left-hand box.
3. Press     >>    .
4. Press     Close    .