Use the Viewpoint Administration module to set up and manage user profiles, customize forms; manage your site settings, set up security, create inquiries within the Vista™ by Viewpoint system, send messages to users, and more.

Tasks

Manage users

• About Types of Users Setting Up Users Removing Users Enabling Leave Requests Setting Timesheet Permissions for Users Setting User Notification Preferences

• Assigning User Security

Create custom fields, buttons, and tabs

• Linking Related Tabs to UD Tables

• Creating Custom Fields Deleting Custom Fields Editing Custom Fields

• Using VA Custom Field Combo Boxes

• Creating Custom Form Buttons to Open Forms

• Setting Parameters for Custom Form Buttons

• Setting Data Level Security for Custom Fields

• Creating a Stored Procedure Success MessageCreating a Stored Procedure Success Message

Assign security

See these topics to learn more about assigning security to determine which users can access programs and forms:

• About User Permission Levels

• Assigning User Security

• About the Interaction Between Group and User Level Security Settings

• Granting Full Application Access and DBO Security Permissions

• About the Interaction Between Group and User Level Security Settings Creating Security Groups Assigning Security Groups About Adding Users to Security Groups About Datatype Security Setting Datatype Security

• Setting Data Level Security for Custom Fields

• Applying Form Security Settings Applying Tab Security Settings Copying Security with VA User Profile

• Preventing Use of Third-Party Applications to Modify Vista Tables

Send messages to users

• VA Messages

Audit logs

• About Viewing the Master Audit Log

• Viewing the Master Audit Log Using the VA Audit Log Viewer

Use queries and inquiries

See these topics to learn more about queries and inquiries:

• VA Inquiries

• Adding a Query to a Tab

• Creating Inquiries

Use Workflows

The Implementation Checklists and Processing Logs for this module are available in the Workflow module. To view the checklists and logs, use the WF Checklist Template form. For information on processing the checklists and logs, see the Workflow Work Flow Overview.

If you do not have the Workflow module, use the WF Templates report (VA Reports menu) to view or print the checklists and logs.

There are many more tasks you can accomplish within specific VA forms. For more information, see the Help topics for the individual VA forms in the Programs section of the VA Help.