AdminClient¶
You can use the AdminClient to manage the entire octoplant system. The AdminClient is available on all PCs with a octoplant installation. This allows convenient and easy access to administrative functions at any time. If you have enabled access to for at least one module, users without administrative rights can also access the AdminClient.
Start screen of the AdminClient¶
The start screen of the AdminClient consists of a menu bar with general functions on the left side and 10 modules that contain functions for a specific topic. For example, you can create users, assign and manage rights and synchronize users in the User Management module.
Menu bar¶
You can use the menu bar to log out or close the AdminClient and display help and other information about octoplant. The following functions are also available here:
- Licensing: activate octoplant, display license information, update license
- Edit INI files and make additional settings in them
- Create support package so that AMDT Support can help you with your problem
Modules¶
You can perform these functions in the individual modules:
- Jobs: Save device data (create, configure and execute jobs)
- Component type editor: Create, change and delete component types
- User management: Create users and groups, assign rights, synchronize
- Script management: Create and manage scripts
- Global settings: Configure the server
- Event log: Display server events
- Maintenance mode: Back up server archive in consistent mode
- Archive manager: Clean up server archive
- Server synchronization: Configure synchronization of two servers
- System dashboard: Perform server analysis
Setting the Timeout for individual Modules¶
In the Global settings > Clients tab, you can define a timeout after how many minutes without user activity the AdminClient modules are automatically closed and thus released for other users. Unsaved changes are lost in the process.
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The timeout does not apply to the Event log and System dashboard modules.
Further functions of the AdminClient¶
The following functions can be executed across modules in the AdminClient: