7.03.00 logging into databases

You can require users to log into a database to protect a database from unauthorized use.  The database Administrator can assign specific Access Levels, limiting what a logged-in user can access.  See the next article for details about On-Screen Takeoff's built-in security.

When logging in, the user can check the Remember Login name and password check box.  This way, the user will not need to remember their user name and password each time they launch the application.

To set a database to require logins

• The database must have at least one Employee with login rights to require logins.   See Employees for assistance with setting up estimators and logins.

• Open Database Properties (right-click on the database in Bids Tab and select "Properties" , or click on Properties in the Open Databases dialog box)
• Click on the check box for Logins Required
• Enter in the user name and password for the database Administrator to adjust this setting
• The database closes, then re-opens at the login screen
• Enter in appropriate user name and password and click OK

• On-Screen Takeoff database logins are separate from any network or SQL logins.  On Center Software does not have access to these logins or passwords, only the Database Administrator does.

To share the database(s) among multiple users, please see Sharing Databases.

When using logins, specific rights (Access Levels) may be assigned to each estimator, the next article explains how to setup these Access Levels and assign them to employees.

Setting Estimator Access Levels