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User Administration
The WinCC OA user administration provides important features for controlling users that use the system. Security is an important issue in the automation technology when controlling highly sensitive systems and it is of utmost importance that the users of the system have only access to the specified area of operation. With the WinCC OA user administration, you can administer users so that they can use the resources effectively without inflicting damage to the system inadvertently or otherwise
User Administration - Control Functions
General Functions
uss_getGenericSetting()
Reads all user or user group settings without hierarchy.

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      The WinCC OA user administration provides important features for controlling users that use the system. Security is an important issue in the automation technology when controlling highly sensitive systems and it is of utmost importance that the users of the system have only access to the specified area of operation. With the WinCC OA user administration, you can administer users so that they can use the resources effectively without inflicting damage to the system inadvertently or otherwise
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        General Functions
        afterLogin()
        After successful login displays the required panel.
        checkPassword()
        Checks the assignment of a password to the user id.
        convManIdToInt()
        Returns an integer that corresponds to the ManagerIdentifier.
        convManIntToName()
        Converts an integer, which corresponds to the manager identifier, to manager name.
        getManIdFromInt()
        Converts manager ID into manager type and manager number.
        getOSDomainName()
        The function returns the domain name under Windows and Linux, regardless which user is currently logged in.
        getUserId()
        Returns the associated ID for the specified user name.
        getUserName()
        Returns the associated user name for a specified ID.
        setUserId()
        Sets the current user ID to the specified value.
        getUserPermission()
        Checks authorizations.
        setUserNamePVSS() - deprecated
        Use the function UserManagementBaseType::UserAdmin/Classes/UserManagementBaseType/Methods/setFullName.html instead!
        uss_getGenericSetting()
        Reads all user or user group settings without hierarchy.
        uss_getMyUsergroup()
        Returns the user group with the lowest position ID.
        uss_getSpecificSetting()
        Reads a specific user(group) setting without hierarchy.
        uss_getSpecificUserSetting()
        Reads a specific user setting with hierarchy.
        uss_getUserSettings()
        Reads all user settings with hierarchy.
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uss_getGenericSetting()

Reads all user or user group settings without hierarchy.

Synopsis

int uss_getGenericSetting(char cType, string sUserOrGroupName,

dyn_string &dsSettingName, dyn_dyn_anytype&ddaContent);

Parameters


Parameter	Description
cType	'G' = Group, 'U' = User
sUserOrGroupName	Name of the (user) group
&dsSettingName	List of all settings
&ddaContent	Content of all settings

Return value

The function returns 0 when it was executed successfully and in case of errors -1.

Errors

See above

Description

Reads all user or user group settings without hierarchy.

EXAMPLE

Reads all settings and contents for the user guest.

main()
{
  int i;
  char c = 'U';
  string n = "guest";
  dyn_string sn;
  dyn_dyn_anytype ac;
  i = uss_getGenericSetting(c, n,sn,ac); 
  DebugN("Settings:", sn, "", ac);
}

Assignment

User Management

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