Security Actions Overview

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A user can be created by the system administrator or other authorized users and assigned access to certain actions. Complete Time Tracking Professional has default settings for security actions for new users. All non-default security actions for a new user can be selected by the system administrator or authorized users if required. Default actions can also be disabled.

 

The user security actions can be changed at any time by the system administrator or other authorized user and will take effect at next log in for the selected user.

 

Default Security Actions

The following security actions are selected by default for a newly created user.

Manager - none
Time Tracking - all except Record Time To Group Category and Can Work Offline
Configure Categories - all
Edit Time Entries - all
Configure Users - none
Reports - Single-user reports only
System - none

 

All other actions will not be selected by default but can be selected when adding or modifying a user.

 

Description of Security Actions by Category

The following Actions can be enabled or disabled for each user:

 

Manager

View Charge Rates - View the charge hourly rate set for each category or user and the billing amounts recorded in time entries and reports.
View Cost Rates - View the cost hourly rate set for each user and the cost amounts recorded in time entries and reports.
View Time Entries From Other Users - Allows a user to have access to time entries for other users. The user must also be assigned the appropriate view, add, modify, delete or report actions.

For example: A user with View Time Entries from Other Users access and View access for Edit Time Entries will be able to view the time entries for any user.

 

Time Tracking is the process which allows users to record time to categories. This can be done using the following actions:

Automatic Time Tracking - Use the timer on the main window to start/stop time entry recording.
Manual Time Tracking - Add time entries on the main window by entering the start and end times manually.
Record Time to Group Category - this will allow a user to select a Group category to add time entries to when a specific subcategory is not applicable.
Modify Automatic Time Entry Start Time - Change the start time for the current time entry being recorded using the timer on the main window.
Can Work Offline - Enable the use of the offline time tracking feature for mobile or remote users.

 

Configure Categories allows a user to define categories to track their time to. This can be done using the following actions:

View
Add
Modify
Delete

 

Edit Time Entries allows a user to add, modify and delete recorded time using the Edit Time Entries window. This can be done using the following actions:

View
Add
Modify
Delete
Edit Locked Time Entries

 

Configure Users allows a user to add new users, modify or delete existing users and user security and passwords.

View Users
Add Users
Modify Users
Delete Users
Change User Passwords
View User Security Actions
Modify User Security Actions

 

Reports allows a user to view, print, copy to the clipboard, and export to file time entries and optionally billing amounts.

Preview and Print
Data View
Export To File
Weekly Timesheet Report
Summary By Date Report
Summary By Date By Category Report
Summary By Date By User Report
Summary By Category Report
Summary By Category By Date Report
Summary by Category By User Report
Summary by Category Tag Report
Summary By User Report
Summary By User By Date Report
Summary By User By Category Report
Summary By User Tag Report
Summary By Time Entry Tag Report
Project Status Report
Project Risk Report
Details By Date Report
Details by Category Report
Details by Category Tag Report
Details by User Report
Details by User Tag Report
Details by Time Entry Tag Report
Full Details Report

 

System

Configure System Options - Allows the user to change the system program options which affect all users.
Can Override "Maintain Database Connection" Option - Allows user to change the system default for maintaining connections to the database.
Backup Database
Restore Database
Server Status - The state of the database server can be viewed and changed when the user is logged on to the server computer.
Run Database Scripts - This allows the user to run diagnostic and maintenance database scripts when directed by Complete Time Tracking support staff.

 

 

Important: For all Security Action Categories that have a View option, a user must be given access to view in order to have access to add, modify, delete or any other Security Action option in that category. However for Reports a user must have access to any one or more of Preview and Print, Data View or Export To File to access the Reports window.

 

 

See also:

Configuring User Security Actions

Selecting Users

Adding Users

Changing User Details and Passwords