Hi Tim, Thank you for the very thourough response. We do have the file (my poor choice of description). All it contains is: TYPE Operator - B Proc_Op_Env TYPE AuxillaryOper QLRSM O Proc_Op_Env TYPE RemoteOperator - R Proc_Op_Env TYPE Engineer - E Proc_Eng_Env TYPE View_Only - V - AMTYPE Operator B Proc_Op_Env AMTYPE AuxillaryOper O Proc_Op_Env AMTYPE RemoteOperator R Proc_Op_Env AMTYPE Engineer E Proc_Eng_Env AMTYPE View_Only V - I will take care to better describe my comments! On 02/04/2012, Boulay, Russ <Russ.Boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I should also add that the below commands are to be treated as light > switches..... > > For every env file you turn something on or off....you must then put in each > env file what you want it to do or the previous commands will carry over... > > -----Original Message----- > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Boulay, Russ > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 6:46 PM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] ACK button inactive in CAD > > In /usr/fox/wp/data the am_cmds file sets the initial permissions for AM's > whether local or remote. > > TheN each environment file can then turn off or on permissions depending on > how the AM's buttons have been configured. > > In the env files...entires like below can BE ADDED TO THE END OF THE FILE TO > turn off or on protections.: > > /usr/local/pref -AM0001 amcmd "unprotect all" > /usr/local/pref -AM0001 amcmd "protect value 100" > > also, commands like below can also enable or disable features that have not > been protected. > > /usr/local/pref -AM0001 amcmd "unprotect all; enable clear" > > Options; > The enable and disable commands control access to security-sensitive Alarm > Manager functions including acknowledging alarms, clearing alarms, and > silencing/muting/un-muting horns. Disabling the ack, clear or horns features > makes any button or menu item configured to execute these commands inactive > (grayed out) as shown below: > > > enable/disable ack Affects any button or menu item calling the > functions: > ackalm, ackcmp, ackpage, and ackpage_cmp > > enable/disable clear Affects any button or menu item calling the > functions: > clear_alm or clear_page > > enable/disable horns Affects any button or menu item calling the > functions: > silence_horns, mute_horns, unmute_horns, > unmute_all_horns, mute_all_horns > > > -----Original Message----- > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Richard Peck > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 5:40 PM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] ACK button inactive in CAD > > There are a lot of places to make this change... I'm a little lost as to > where i should add the lines to protect the action. > > in "d:\opt\fox\env" we have no files. > in "d:\opt\customer\env" we have all the .mnu / .acl / .dbr / .env / .mbr > files none of these files interact with the AM > > in "d:\usr\fox\customer\hi" there is a dmcfg.init file... this has almost > nothing in it... > > in "d:\usr\fox\customer\config" we have foxboro.am which is a huge text > file... (~600KB) > > I am not sure where or when this file gets executed Does anyone know what > 'calls' this file to be executed - there are a few ".am" files in this > folder so I would like to confirm which one is executed... > > Here is a sample from the file: > > 3 MultiStBtnDef { > Access CdbInt 100 > ButtonStates CdbList { > 0 BtnDef { > Mnemonic CdbString "" > StateCondition CdbString "" > TxColor CdbColor 16 0 0 0 # FVindex > BlinkRate CdbInt 0 > Action CdbString "clear_alm" > ConfirmMessage CdbString "" > Confirm CdbBool FALSE > BgColor CdbColor 72 0 0 0 # FVindex > Label CdbString "Clear Alarm" > } > } > } > > I deduce that within this statement i could add a Protection Level > command.... but the structure of that eludes me... would it be "Protection > ID 100" And the file has many many entries for the same buttons... so I > assume all of them would requrie changing. > > I cannot find the manual which describes how this file works... > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). 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