The Preferences tab in User
Maintenance allows you to set security measures for individual
users, such as automatically logging off a user after a period
of inactivity and manually locking certain users out of the system.
Use the following procedure to automatically
log a user out of Sage 100 if there has been no activity within
the application after a specified number of minutes.
Before
You Begin
You must be logged on as the Administrator
or have the appropriate security setup to access User Maintenance.
To automatically log off a user after a period of
inactivity
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Use any of the following methods
to access the User Maintenance
window:
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Log on to the
software as the Administrator. The Administrative Tools screen
appears. Click User Maintenance.
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Select Library
Master Main menu > User Maintenance.
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Select the user in the User
Logon field. For more information,
see User
Maintenance - Fields.
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Click the Preferences tab
and select the Automatic Logoff check box.
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In the Delay in Minutes field,
type the number of minutes that the system is to remain inactive
before automatically logging the user out of Sage 100. You
can enter an amount ranging from 10 minutes to 999 minutes.
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Click Accept.
The user will be logged out after the specified
amount of time.
