Grass Valley iTX SmartClient v.2.6 System Administrator Guide - Manual (Page 42)

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Configuring the Dashboard
Managing Dashboards
Copy Existing Dashboards
You may want to build a new dashboard that is similar to, or based on, an existing
dashboard. By copying an existing dashboard, you can then modify its properties without
changing the original.
To copy an existing dashboard:
1 Load the dashboard you wish to copy.
2 Right-click on a blank area of the dashboard and select Copy Dashboard. The Enter
Dashboard Name pop-up dialogue appears.
3 Make any changes to the layout and configuration of the current newly named version
of the Dashboard
4 Click Save.
Managing User Access to Dashboards
Which Dashboards users have access to is determined by Access Groups. The iTX Security
Tool (see iTX User Guide) is used to create Access Groups.
Each group created has a set of access rights applied to it. A typical user group might be
‘Journalists’. Journalists would not have administrative rights, but would need access to
certain Dashboards that are based around Annotating and Event Logging.
Another group might be ‘Quality Control’. They might need access to a different set of
Dashboards altogether, mainly used in Asset Approval tasks as created in iTX Workflow.
A further group - Administrators would have full rights to be able to create, delete and edit
Dashboards and would have access to all the Dashboards on the system.
Individual users are added to the iTX database by an iTX System Administrator. The
Administrator uses the same credentials the users have been assigned by their Windows
Domain administrator. This is because all iTX users’ transactions are authenticated by the
Windows Domain Controller.
When all users and their groups have been created, you can assign Dashboards to Access
Groups.
To assign Dashboards to Access Groups:
1 Right-clicking on a blank area of the dashboard you currently have loaded and select
Load Dashboard.
2 Choose the dashboard you require from the drop down list. The required dashboard
loads.
3 Right click in a blank area of the dashboard and select Manage Access. The Dashboard
Access Management pop-up menu appears.