Log Off a User After a Period of Inactivity

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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.

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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

  1. Use any of the following methods to access the User Maintenance window:

  2. Log on to the software as the Administrator. The Administrative Tools screen appears. Click User Maintenance.

  3. Select Library Master Main menu > User Maintenance.

  1. Select the user in the User Logon field. For more information, see User Maintenance - Fields.

  2. Click the Preferences tab and select the Automatic Logoff check box.

  3. 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.

  4. Click Accept.

The user will be logged out after the specified amount of time.