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LOWIS™

7.0

Admin Client User Guide





LOWIS™ Admin ClientLife of Well Information Software

User Guide

Version 7.0



2 LOWIS™ Admin Client User Guide

Copyright and Warranty

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Contents 3

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

LOWIS Admin client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 2 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Installing the LOWIS Admin client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Installing the LOWIS desktop client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Starting the LOWIS Admin client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Setting up the LOWIS desktop client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Logging into the LOWIS application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 3 License administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25About licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Viewing the status for a license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Viewing details about the current license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Generating a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Activating a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Setting up a new license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Viewing license history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Chapter 4 Interface usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35About the LOWIS Admin client interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Left pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Right pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Interface basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Save. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Refresh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Restore <item> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Toolbar commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Adding a server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Finding servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Configuring options in the LOWIS Admin client tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Displaying the software version number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 5 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Understanding configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Configuring the LOWIS Admin client navigation tree and panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

LOWIS Admin client navigation tree and panels tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Configuring the LOWIS configuration system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Navigating the LOWIS configuration system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50LOWIS host server configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Configuring the LOWIS Client application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71LOWIS Client application configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Configuring alarm notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Alarm Notification configuration tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Configuring the Document Manager application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Document Manager application configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Configuring economic analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Setting default rates for economic analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Configuring the LOWIS Client navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

LOWIS Client navigator configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Configuring the ODBC settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Updating ODBC settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Displaying revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Configuring system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

System settings tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Configuring WSM Wizard settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101WSM Wizard tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Managing server credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Server credentials tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Chapter 6 Host components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115About host components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Host components configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Using the Host Components panel context menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Chapter 7 Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

About messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Viewing and managing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Tasks related to messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Using Messages toolbar controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Using the context menu on Messages panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Chapter 8 Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131About processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Monitoring the current status of processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Viewing basic process information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Viewing detailed process information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Managing processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Starting all processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Restarting all processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Stopping all processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Creating new processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Restoring a deleted process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Exporting a list to XML. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Importing items from XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Importing items from csLaunch.txt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137



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Updating the status for a process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Changing the start order for a process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Adding licensed protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Adding template processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Chapter 9 Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

About the scheduler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Monitoring the scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Grouping schedules for display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Managing schedules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Scheduling a new job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Deleting a scheduled job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Restoring a deleted job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Exporting a list of scheduled jobs to XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Importing items from XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Importing items from cron.txt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Using the context menu on the Scheduler panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Modifying a job schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Viewing history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Manually updating a job status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Chapter 10 User security and roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155About users and roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Displaying list of connected users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Sending messages to users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Sending messages to all LOWIS Admin and LOWIS client users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Sending messages to all LOWIS Admin client users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Sending messages to all LOWIS client users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Viewing message history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Assigning permissions for a role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Importing user permissions using an XML file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Exporting user permissions using an XML file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Setting/Viewing user permission properties of unknown entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Adding a user action for unknown entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Viewing history of unknown entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Deleting unknown entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Managing user roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Searching for users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Browsing for users on the local computer or in the active folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Assigning a user or user group to a role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Deleting a user or user group from a role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Restoring a deleted user or user group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Adding a user role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Cloning a user role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Deleting a user role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Restoring a deleted user role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Resetting the user role cache. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Using the context menu on the Users panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Viewing connection history for a selected user. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171




Viewing connection history for all users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Sending a message to a selected client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS Admin and all LOWIS client users . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS Admin client users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS client users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174View message history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175



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LOWIS Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Installation Step 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14LOWIS Admin client destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15LOWIS Admin client installation initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15LOWIS Admin client—installation complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16LOWIS desktop client installation initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17LOWIS desktop client destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17LOWIS desktop client file transfer operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

LOWIS desktop client prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19LOWIS desktop client - installation complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19LOWIS Admin client—welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Add server or IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21LOWIS: connect dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22LOWIS preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22LOWIS: connect dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23View license status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Current license details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Generate a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Activate a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30License setup panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Warning Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32License history panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33LOWIS Admin Client interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Navigation tree architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Save Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Restore confirmation dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Add server or IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Find servers dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Options for configuring the Configuration panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Options for configuring the Messages panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Options for configuring the Processes panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Options for configuring the Scheduler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Options for configuring the LOWIS Admin navigation tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49LOWIS Admin client—Configuration panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Configuration panel—elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Search dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Restore deleted section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Export configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Recent configuration changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Context menus for Configuration sections and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Properties for new section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Host tree view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Email panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60HistoryManagement panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61LicenseManager panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Process launcher panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Scheduler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Security panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Server properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Archive for categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Archive for selected server category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69ServerStatusAlarms panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70LOWIS Client settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Context menus for workflows and units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Properties for workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Archive for workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Archive of deleted workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Properties for units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Archive for units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Archive of deleted units of measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Alarm notifications panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Properties for new log message filter notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Properties for new alarm filter notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Document manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Economic analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Navigator — well groupings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Properties for new well group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Properties for a new group item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Clone a well group item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Clicking delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Navigator — well conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Properties for new well condition group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Properties for a new group item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Clone a well condition group item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Clicking delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Navigator — columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95ODBC settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Restore system setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Restore Confirmation dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Wizard Setting — options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Wizard List — lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Job types requiring economics analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Valid jobs list for an existing well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Valid jobs status codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105



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Status preferences for completed jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Tour Sheet - valid job status codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Preferences for completed jobs which should not allow data entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Status preferences for completed jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Server context menu and credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Stored user names and passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Stored credentials properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Stored credential properties—edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Change your domain password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Reconnecting a Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Host components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Host components pane — view host messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117View messages for all host components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Host components pane — view all messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118View all server processes and all host components messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Host components context menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Host components: properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Host components: configuration history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Host components: state history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Host components: view messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Default messages generated by a server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Filter set up for messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Default messages generated for a process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Detailed messages generated for a process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Messages context menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Processes – basic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Properties — processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Licensed protocols selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Process template selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Scheduler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Job properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Properties dialog box for frequency schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Properties dialog box for daily schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Properties dialog box for weekly schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Properties dialog box for monthly schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Archive dialog box for deleted jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Scheduler context menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Job properties example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Archive dialog box with Configuration History for a selected job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Archive dialog box with Run History for a selected job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Archive dialog box with manual Command History for a selected job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Users option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157User permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Import permissions dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161User permissions — context menu at unknown entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163User permissions: properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163User permissions: new action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164User permissions: history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165




User roles: search tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166User roles: browse tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Add role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Clone role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Users context menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Connection history for a single user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Connection history for all users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172



Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Introduction 11

1Introduction

LOWIS™ Admin client software enables system administrators to manage LOWISinstallations.

The LOWIS Admin client is a Windows-based application that allows administrators to

remotely administer a LOWIS installation.

Architecture

The LOWIS Architecture comprises a LOWIS Admin client and an Admin Host server.

Figure 1 LOWIS Architecture



LOWIS Admin client


LOWIS Admin client

The LOWIS Admin client enables you to:

Manage a server locally or remotely

Manage multiple servers simultaneously



Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Installation 13

2Installation

This chapter describes how to install the LOWIS Admin client application.

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Installing the LOWIS Admin client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing the LOWIS desktop client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Starting the LOWIS Admin client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Setting up the LOWIS desktop client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Logging into the LOWIS application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23



Before you begin


Before you begin

If you are installing LOWIS for the first time, the LOWIS Admin client tool is available on firstinstallation. If you are upgrading LOWIS, then you have to manually install the LOWISAdmin client Tool. However, the doc manager application should be installed first.

When you install the LOWIS Admin client application, it creates one admin account underthe name of the person who installs it. So after you have installed it, run LOWIS Admin andcreate an additional admin account. Otherwise, you will have to edit the

UserToRoleMap.sec.xml file.

Installing the LOWIS Admin client

To install the LOWIS Admin client

1 On the desktop, double-click the LOWISAdminSetup, icon.

The LOWIS Admin Setup - InstallShield Wizard (Welcome) dialog box is displayed.

Figure 2 Installation Step 1

2 Do one of the following:

To cancel the installation process, click Cancel.

To proceed to the next installation dialog box, click Next.

The Destination dialog box is displayed.



Installing the LOWIS Admin client


Figure 3 LOWIS Admin client destination

3 To proceed with the installation, click Next.

The following dialog box is displayed.

Figure 4 LOWIS Admin client installation initialization

4 Click Install.

Upon completion of the installation process, the following dialog box is displayed.



Installing the LOWIS desktop client


Figure 5 LOWIS Admin client—installation complete

5 Click Finish to exit.

A LOWIS Admin shortcut is displayed on the desktop. Installation of the LOWIS Adminclient is complete.

Note For information about starting the LOWIS Admin client, see “Starting the LOWIS Adminclient.”

Installing the LOWIS desktop clientTo install the LOWIS desktop client

1 On the Desktop, double-click the LOWISAdminSetup, icon.

The LOWIS Desktop Client Setup - InstallShield Wizard (Welcome) dialog box isdisplayed.





Figure 6 LOWIS desktop client installation initialization


To cancel the installation process, click Cancel.

To proceed to the next installation dialog box, click Next.

The Destination dialog box is displayed.

Figure 7 LOWIS desktop client destination







Figure 8 LOWIS desktop client file transfer operation


A series of set up operations are performed, and then the following dialog box isdisplayed.





Figure 9 LOWIS desktop client prerequisites

5 Follow the installation instructions outlined in the dialog box, and then click Next.


Figure 10 LOWIS desktop client - installation complete



Starting the LOWIS Admin client



To exit the InstallShield Wizard, without launching LOWIS, clear the Launch LOWIS

Desktop check box.

To exit the InstallShield Wizard, and to launch LOWIS, click Finish.

A LOWIS Client shortcut is displayed on the desktop. Installation of the LOWIS desktopclient is complete.

Starting the LOWIS Admin client

The LOWIS Admin client uses the same file that LOWIS uses to determine who areauthorized users and what are their roles. The LOWIS Admin client gets its authenticationfrom the Windows domain. For more information about authentication, see “Managing

server credentials.”

To log on to the LOWIS Admin client

1 To log on to the LOWIS Admin client, double-click the LOWIS Admin shortcut, .

The LOWIS Admin window is displayed.

Figure 11 LOWIS Admin client—welcome

If no local LOWIS Admin servers are configured, the Connect to Local Server button isinactive.



Setting up the LOWIS desktop client


2 To connect to a remote LOWIS Admin server, do the following:

A Click Add a Remote Server in the Welcome to LOWIS Admin pane or click Add Server,on the toolbar.

The Add Server dialog box is displayed.

Figure 12 Add server or IP

B Type the Server Name or the IP address, and then click Add Server.

Note If the server is not on the domain, the following message is displayed: “The server has

rejected the client credentials.” For information about adding a server to the domain, see“Managing server credentials.”

Upon acceptance of the client credentials, information about the server is displayedin the window.

3 To connect to an existing local server, click Connect to Local Server.

4 To add another server, click Add Server, .

Setting up the LOWIS desktop clientIn this procedure, it is assumed that the LOWIS desktop client is already installed. Ifnecessary, install LOWIS Desktop Client before proceeding.

To set up the LOWIS desktop client

1 Click the LOWIS Client icon, .

The LOWIS: Connect dialog box is displayed as shown below.



Setting up the LOWIS desktop client


Figure 13 LOWIS: connect dialog box

2 To set up preferences, click Settings.

The LOWIS: Settings dialog box is displayed.

Figure 14 LOWIS preferences

A In the Data Store Location box, type the location where your Data Store will reside.

B To purge the Data Store at startup, select the Purge Store on Start check box.

C To create a debug file, select the Create Debug File check box.

D To create a script timing profile log, select the Create Script Timing Profile Log checkbox.

E To enable the script debugger window, select the Enable Script Debugger Window check box.



Logging into the LOWIS application


F Choose a unit measuring system:

To use the US English unit measuring system, select US English.

To use the metric unit measuring system, select Metric.

G To save your preferences, click Save.


To enter the LOWIS application, you must sign in with a valid user name and password.

To log into the LOWIS application

1 Click the LOWIS Client icon, .

The LOWIS: Connect dialog box is displayed.

Figure 15 LOWIS: connect dialog box

2 Using the Server Name or IP Address drop-down list, select or type the required servername or IP Address.

3 To log in using your Windows credentials, select the Use my windows credentials

option.

4 To login using non-Windows credentials, select the Use the following credentials option, and then enter the following information:

User Name

Password

Domain





5 Click Connect.



Chapter 3

Chapter 3 License administration 25

3License administration

About licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Viewing the status for a license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Viewing details about the current license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Generating a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Activating a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Setting up a new license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Viewing license history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32



About licensing


About licensing

The License option enables you to perform the following tasks:

Viewing the status for a license

Viewing details about the current license

Generating a license

Activating a license

Setting up a new license

Viewing license history

Viewing the status for a license

To view the status for a license

On the navigation tree for a respective server model, click License.

The License panel is displayed. On this panel, you can only view details regarding thelicense; such as the license status and license period. You cannot edit any details from thispanel.

Figure 16 View license status


The Current License option enables you to view the products, protocols, and well counts

that are licensed for the server.





To view details about the current license

1 On the navigation tree for a respective server model, click License, and then selectCurrent License.

The Current License panel is displayed. On this panel, you can only view details

regarding the license; such as the license status; license information; details aboutlicensed products used, and so on. You cannot edit any data using this panel.

Figure 17 Current license details

The Current License panel on the LOWIS Admin window consists of the followinginformation:

– License Counts. Displays the maximum number of items for which the database islicensed.

– Products. Displays the products that are available.

– Protocols. Displays the protocols that are available.

– Start Date. Displays the first effective date of the license period.

– End Date. Displays the last effective date of the license period.

– Grace Period (Days). Displays the number of days after the license period for which thelicense is effective.





– Licensee Name. Displays the customer for which the license is issued.

– Network Card. Displays the type of component that connects the computer to thenetwork.

– Server Name. Displays the name of the server for which the license is issued.

– Server IP. Displays the IP address for the server.

– Server MAC. Displays the MAC address for the server.

2 Optional . To save the license as an XML file, click Save to File.

3 Optional . To copy the license details to the clipboard, click Copy as Text.

Generating a license The Generate License option enables you to generate a new license file from the existinglicense.

To generate a license

1 On the navigation tree for a respective server model, click License, and then selectGenerate License.

The Generate License panel is displayed.





Figure 18 Generate a license

2 In the License Counts text box, type the maximum number of items for which a specificdatabase is licensed.

3 In the Products section, select the products for which the license covers.

4 In the Protocols section, select the protocols for which the license covers.

5 In the License Period section, type the start and end dates for the license period.

6 In the Grace Period (Days) text box, type the number of days after the license period forwhich the license is effective.

7 In the Licensee Name text box, type the name of the customer for which the license isissued.

8 Using the Network Card selection list, select the type of component that connects thecomputer.

9 Optional . To save the license as an XML file, click Save to File.

10 Optional . To copy the license details to the clipboard, click Copy as Text.

11 Attach the license to an e-mail message addressed to:[email protected].

mailto:[email protected]







The Activate License option enables you to activate the current license for the server.

To activate the license

1 On the navigation tree for a respective server model, click License, and then click

Activate License.

The Activate License panel is displayed.

Figure 19 Activate a license


To load the license details from an XML file or from a text file, do the following:

– Click Load from File. An Open dialog box is displayed.

– In the File name text box, type the name of the XML or text file.

– Click Open.

To paste the license details from the clipboard, click Paste as Text.

3 Click Generate Key, and then include the generated license key in an e-mail messageaddressed to [email protected].

4 Upon receipt of the license key from Software Support, in the Enter Key text box, type orpaste the license key, and then click Enter Key.








When setting up a new license you can perform the following tasks:

Reconfigure RTU type options

This task enables you to update RTUTypes options and OpcTypes options in the [Locals] section of the csliftnt.ini file as well as the Protocols options in the [MONITORPROC] processor.

Resize the database

The Resize Database option enables you to change the size of a database to match thelicensed counts.

Note Before performing either task, stop all processes and create a backup of the database.

Both tasks are performed using the License Setup panel.

Figure 20 License setup panel

To reconfigure RTU type options

1 On the navigation tree for a respective server model, click License, and then selectLicense Setup.

The License Setup panel is displayed.

2 Click Reconfigure.





The following message is displayed:

Figure 21 Warning Message

3 Do one of following:

To continue the configuration, click Yes.

To cancel the configuration, click No.

To resize the database

Warning Back up the database before you begin this procedure.

1 On the navigation tree for a respective server model, click License, and then selectLicense Setup.

The License Setup panel is displayed.

2 If you have backed up the database, activate the I have created a recent database backup check box.

3 Click Resize Database.

The Resize Database panel is displayed.

4 Type a new License Size for an item as necessary.


To view license history

1 On the navigation tree for a respective server model, click License, and then selectLicense History.

The License History panel is displayed.





Figure 22 License history panel







Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Interface usage 35

4Interface usage

This chapter provides an overview of the LOWIS Admin client tool interface features.

About the LOWIS Admin client interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Left pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Right pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Interface basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Save. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Refresh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Restore <item>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Toolbar commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Adding a server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Finding servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Configuring options in the LOWIS Admin client tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Displaying the software version number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41



About the LOWIS Admin client interface


About the LOWIS Admin client interface

The LOWIS Admin Client tool interface has three panes. The left pane comprises a toolbarand navigation tree. The right pane comprises functional details for the node/option thatyou choose in the left pane and a header section which displays the server name and

count. The bottom pane displays messages.

Note Four panes are displayed for the Configuration option, For more information, see“Understanding configuration.”

Figure 23 LOWIS Admin Client interface

At the root of the navigation tree are Servers and a number enclosed by parentheseswhich indicates the number of servers that are configured for LOWIS applications. Belowthe Servers are the Category Model and the Server Model.

Figure 24 Navigation tree architecture

Navigation tree

Toolbar

Header

Selectedoption detailpane

Messages

Servers

Server count

Category Model

Server Model



Left pane


Left pane

The left pane includes a toolbar and navigation tree.

Toolbar

The following tools are available on the navigation tree toolbar:

Use the following mouse or keyboard actions in the left pane to navigate the tree:

Mouse

Double-click an icon/option name to expand or collapse the tree.

Click the black arrow to expand a node in the tree.

Click the gray arrow to collapse a node in the tree.

Right-click a node to view the selected option in a detached window. The detached

window will continue to receive updates.

Keyboard

On a selected node, use the following actions:

Press the up and down arrow keys to move from one node to the next.

Press the left arrow key to collapse the tree.

Press the right arrow key to expand the tree.

Right pane

When you select an option in the navigation tree, its functional details are displayed in themain pane that is located to the right of the navigation tree pane.

Information about navigating the main pane are discussed in the section related to thatoption.

Click to add a server. For more information about adding a server, see “Adding a server.”

Click to find a server. For more information, see “Finding servers.”

Click to configure settings for the navigation tree view, message viewer, and other LOWIS

Admin client elements. For more information, see “Configuring the LOWIS Admin client

navigation tree and panels.”

Click to display information about the LOWIS Admin client product. for more information,

see “Displaying the software version number.”



Interface basics


Interface basics

Save

If you want to save the changes that you make on a panel, click Save.

On clicking the Save button, the system opens a save confirmation dialog box.

The following diagram illustrates a save confirmation dialog box:

Figure 25 Save Confirmation

Cancel

If you want to cancel the changes that you made on the panel, click Cancel.

Click OK, to discard the changes. The system then maintains focus on the same panelwithout discarding the changes made.

Click Cancel, if you do not want to discard the changes. The system then maintains focus onthe same panel and displays the changes made.

Refresh

When you click Refresh, the system reloads the current values and shifts focus to read onlymode.



Restore <item>


Restore < item>

The Restore <item> option allows you to restore the settings for any of the followingConfiguration functions to previous settings based on a particular date and time.

Document Manager Economic Analysis

Navigator

System Settings

Wizard Settings

After selecting a backup of a particular system setting from the Select Backup drop-downlist, click Restore. On clicking the Restore button, the system again displays a confirmationdialog box as shown in the following figure.

If you want to restore the selected configuration settings, click Yes.

The system then uses the selected backup values as the configuration settings and thecurrent configuration values are stored in the backup files to be restored later if required.

If you do not want to restore the selected configuration settings, click No. The focus stillremains on the restore configuration settings window and you can select any other backupto restore.

Figure 26 Restore confirmation dialog box

Toolbar commands

You can perform the following tasks using the LOWIS Admin navigation pane toolbar.

Add a server

Find servers

Configure options in the LOWIS Admin client tool

Display the software version number



Adding a server


Adding a server

To add a server

1 On the toolbar, click Add Server, .

The Add Server dialog box is displayed.

Figure 27 Add server or IP

2 Type the Server Name or the IP address, and then click Add Server.

Note If the server is not on the domain, the following message is displayed: “The server has rejectedthe client credentials.” For information about adding a server to the domain, see “Managing servercredentials.”

Upon acceptance of the client credentials, information about the server is displayed inthe window.

Finding servers

During server discovery, the LOWIS Admin Client sends UDP broadcast on the default port6565.

The server firewall must allow the following:

Incoming UDP 6565 that is discoverable

Incoming TCP 6565 for clients to connect

Note Any <discovery > server can be disable using the Host Components option.

To find servers

1 On the toolbar, click Find Servers, .

The Find Servers dialog box is displayed.



Configuring options in the LOWIS Admin client tool


Figure 28 Find servers dialog box

2 In the Port text box, type the number which represents the port on which to search forthe host, and then click Search.

Newly discovered servers are displayed in the dialog box.


To add a server, select the required server, and then click Add Selected.

To add multiple servers, select the required servers, and then click Add All.

The server is added to the navigation pane.

Configuring options in the LOWIS Admin client tool

For information about configuring LOWIS Admin client options, see “Configuring the LOWISAdmin client navigation tree and panels.”

Displaying the software version number

To display the software version number

1 On the toolbar, click About, .

The About screen is displayed.



Displaying the software version number


2 To close the screen, click Close.



Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Configuration 43

5Configuration

This chapter describes how to configure various LOWIS Admin Client and LOWIS Clientelements.

Understanding configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Configuring the LOWIS Admin client navigation tree and panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44LOWIS Admin client navigation tree and panels tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Configuring the LOWIS configuration system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Navigating the LOWIS configuration system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50LOWIS host server configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Configuring the LOWIS Client application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71LOWIS Client application configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Configuring alarm notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Alarm Notification configuration tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Configuring the Document Manager application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Document Manager application configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Configuring economic analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Setting default rates for economic analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Configuring the LOWIS Client navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

LOWIS Client navigator configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Configuring the ODBC settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Updating ODBC settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Displaying revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Configuring system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

System settings tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Configuring WSM Wizard settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

WSM Wizard tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Managing server credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Server credentials tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110



Understanding configuration


Understanding configuration

LOWIS Admin client and LOWIS Client configuration is the process of configuring,administering, and maintaining LOWIS product applications.

Tasks that are associated with configuration include the following:

Configuring the LOWIS Admin client navigation tree and panels

Configuring the LOWIS configuration system

Configuring the LOWIS Client application

Configuring alarm notifications

Configuring the Document Manager application

Configuring economic analysis

Configuring the LOWIS Client navigator

Configuring the ODBC settings

Displaying revision history

Configuring system settings

Configuring WSM Wizard settings

Configuring the LOWIS Admin client navigation tree andpanels

Use the Options tool, , to configure the appearance of the following LOWIS Admin clientelements:

Configuration panel

Messages panel

Processes panel

Scheduler panel

Navigation tree view



LOWIS Admin client navigation tree and panels tasks



Tasks that are specific to configuring the appearance of LOWIS Admin client elementsinclude:

Configuring the LOWIS Admin client Configuration panel Configuring the LOWIS Admin client Messages panel

Configuring the LOWIS Admin client Processes panel

Configuring the LOWIS Admin client Scheduler panel

Configuring the LOWIS Admin client navigation tree view

Configuring the LOWIS Admin client Configuration panel

This task enables you to set default filters that are displayed on the LOWIS AdminConfiguration panel.

To configure the LOWIS Admin Configuration panel

1 Click in the LOWIS Admin client toolbar.

The Options dialog box is displayed.

Figure 29 Options for configuring the Configuration panel

2 Set up filters.

To show the display name of options, select the Show Display Name check box.

To show the resolved option values, select the Show Display Name check box.

To show the option descriptions, select the Show Description check box.

To show options at default values, select the Show Default Options check box.

To show options generated by requests, select the Show Generated Options checkbox.





3 To save the changes, click Close.

Configuring the LOWIS Admin client Messages panel

This task enables you to set the default viewing mode for messages that are displayed on

the Messages panel in the LOWIS Admin client.

To configure the message viewer

1 Click in the LOWIS Admin toolbar.


2 Click Message Viewer.

Options for the Message Viewer panel are displayed.

Figure 30 Options for configuring the Messages panel

3 To set the default mode for the messages that are displayed in the Messages panel,select one of the following modes from the View Mode drop-down list.

Default. Displays the icon and text.

Text. Displays text only.

Detailed. Displays the icon, time, text, and source information.

4 To change the number of lines that are displayed in the window for messages, type themaximum number lines in the Lines text box.

5 To change the font used for message text, select the Use Custom Font check box, andthen select the required font using the Font selection list.





6 To change the size of fonts used for messages, type the required size in the Font Size textbox.


Configuring the LOWIS Admin client Processes panel

This task enables you to set the default viewing mode for processes that are displayed onthe Processes panel in the LOWIS Admin client.

To configure the Processes panel

1 Click in the LOWIS Admin client toolbar.


2 Click Process Panel Settings.

Options for the Processes panel are displayed.

Figure 31 Options for configuring the Processes panel

3 To set the default mode for the Processes panel that are displayed in the LOWIS Adminclient, select one of the following modes from the View Mode selection list.

Basic. Displays Name, Startup, State, and Time columns.

Detailed. In addition the columns displayed for the Basic view, the Detailed viewdisplays the Order, Run String, Priority, Windows ID, Internal ID, File-Version, -Date, and

-Path columns.

4 To disable confirmation prompts for non production, select the Disable Confirmation

prompts for Non Production check box.






Configuring the LOWIS Admin client Scheduler panel

This task enables you to set the default grouping mode for scheduled processes that aredisplayed on the Scheduler panel in the LOWIS Admin client.

To configure the Scheduler panel



2 Click Scheduler Panel Settings.

Options for the Scheduler panel are displayed.

Figure 32 Options for configuring the Scheduler panel

1 From the Group Mode drop-down list, choose one of the following as the default modefor the Scheduler panel:

– Target: Groups and displays scheduled jobs alphabetically according to targetprocessor type

– Type: Groups and displays scheduled jobs alphabetically according to job type.

– None: Displays scheduled jobs alphabetically regardless of target or type.






Configuring the LOWIS Admin client navigation tree view

To configure the navigation tree view



2 Click Tree View.

Options for the LOWIS Admin navigation tree are displayed.

Figure 33 Options for configuring the LOWIS Admin navigation tree

3 To categorize elements according to certain characteristics, select the Show Categories

check box.

4 To show a description for the elements, select the Show descriptions check box.



This section provides detailed procedures for performing tasks related to configuring theLOWIS host server. You will use options available in the Configuration panel to configurethe LOWIS host server.

To access the Configuration panel, in the LOWIS Admin window, expand a server modelmenu, and then click Configuration. The Configuration panel is displayed.



Navigating the LOWIS configuration system


Figure 34 LOWIS Admin client—Configuration panel


The Configuration option of the LOWIS Admin client comprises elements as illustrated inthe following figure.

Figure 35 Configuration panel—elements

Actions Filters

Sections

Set value

Default value

Options

System

commands





Working with buttons

The following buttons appear at the top of the Configuration panels and are used toconfigure the LOWIS Configuration system:

Actions: Use these buttons to manage items that appear in the Configuration tree view.– Search

– Add new section (root level)

– Restore deleted section

– Import from INI file

– Export all nodes to INI file

– Show recent configuration changes

Filters: Use these buttons to manage items that appear in the detail pane ofConfiguration panel.

– Generated

– Default– Descriptions

– Resolve Values

System commands: Use these buttons to manage the LOWIS Configuration system.

– Save Changes

– Reload

– New Option

– Restore Option

Searching the LOWIS configuration system

Using the , Search action, you can search for section names, option names, and values.

To search the LOWIS configuration system

1 On the Configuration panel, in the Actions toolbar, click . The Search dialog box isdisplayed.

Figure 36 Search dialog box

2 In the Search For text box, type the name or value that you want to find.





3 In the Search In area, select the check box that represents the type of elements in whichyou want search. Valid selections are: Section Names, Option Names, and Values.

4 Optional. In the Search Direction area, select the direction in which you want to conductthe search. Valid selections are: Down—to search down the Configuration tree and Up—

to search up the Configuration tree.

5 Click Search.

If the search is successful, the element that you searched for is highlighted. Otherwise,the application notifies you that it cannot find the selected element.

6 To close the Search dialog box, click Close.

Restoring a deleted section

To restore a deleted section

1 On the Configuration panel, in the Actions toolbar, click .

The Archive dialog box is displayed.

Figure 37 Restore deleted section

2 Select the row that contains the name of the section that you want to restore, and thenclick Restore Selected Item.

The selected section is restored in the Configuration tree.





Importing an item from an INI file

To import an item from an INI file


A Windows Open dialog box is displayed.

2 Browse to the location of the INI file that you want to import, and then click Open.

Exporting all nodes to an INI file

To export all nodes to an INI file


An Export Configuration dialog box is displayed.

Figure 38 Export configuration

2 In the Target File text box, type a name for the file you want to export.

3 In the Options area, select the type of options you want to export, and then click Export.

Viewing a summary of recent configuration changes

To view a summary recent configuration changes

1 On the Configuration panel, in the Actions toolbar, .

The Recent Configuration Changes dialog box is displayed.





Figure 39 Recent configuration changes

2 Optional. To view all changes, select the Show System State Changes check box.

Managing sections and options

The Configuration panel includes sections and options that are used to define the LOWISsystem. Several types of sections and options are available in the tree view:

System sections and options that are created by the system; you cannot add, change,or remove them. You can only set the values. System options are strongly typed; as such,you are not allowed to set an invalid value.

Generated sections and options that are created by the system when you request asection or option that does not exist.

User sections and options that you can create using the GUI.

Child sections inherit options from the parent section. Similarly, child options inherit valuesunless they are set locally. However, values can be set on any level of the tree.

When you right-click a section or option on the Configuration panel, one of the followingcontext menus is displayed:

Figure 40 Context menus for Configuration sections and options





These context menus provide quick access to commands associated with sections andoptions that you are currently viewing.

Select a command from either of the context menus.

Note You cannot delete a system-defined option.

Adding a new section

To add a new section

1 In the LOWIS Admin navigation tree, expand a server model menu, and then clickConfiguration.

The Configuration panel is displayed.


In the tree view of the Configuration panel, right-click a node for which you want toadd a new section, and then click , Add section.

In the Configuration toolbar, to add a new section at the root level, click Add new

section (root level).

The Properties dialog box is displayed.

Figure 41 Properties for new section

3 In the Name text box, type a name for section, and then click Save.

The new section is displayed in the selected node level of the tree view of theConfiguration panel.

4 To cancel adding the new section, click Close.





Editing a section name

To edit a section name

1 In the LOWIS Admin window, expand a server model menu, and then click Configuration.


2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the appropriate node, right-click theappropriate section, and then select Edit Section.


3 In the Name text box, edit the name as required, and then click Save.

Viewing history

To view history



2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the appropriate node, right-click theappropriate section, and then select History.


Exporting a section

To export a section



2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the appropriate node, right-click theappropriate section, and then select Export.

An Export Configuration dialog box is displayed.

3 In the Target File text box, type a name for the file you want to export.

4 In the Options area, select the type of options you want to export, and then click Export.





Deleting a section

To delete a section



2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the appropriate node, and then clickRemove Section.

The option is removed from the panel.

Adding a new option

To add a new option



2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the appropriate node, and then clickthe appropriate section (for example, ServerStatusAlarms).

The panel for the selected section is displayed. In this example, the ServerStatusAlarmspanel is displayed.


Click New Option.

Right-click an option, and then select Add New Option.


4 Complete the following fields:

Name

Default Value

Description Display

5 To save the new option, click Save.

The new property value is added to the section and is outlined in the color green.

6 To save the changes made to the section, click Save Changes.





Modifying an existing option

To modify an existing option





3 In the detail pane, change data for an option as required, and then click Save Changes.

Restoring a deleted option

To restore a deleted option






Click Restore Option.

Right-click an option, and then select Restore Deleted Option.


4 Select the option that you want to restore, and then click Restore Selected Item.

The selected option is added to the resulting panel and is outlined in the color green.

5 To restore the selected option, click Save Changes.



LOWIS host server configuration tasks


Deleting an option for a specific option

To delete an option for a specific option



2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the Host view, and then click theappropriate section (for example, ServerStatusAlarms).


3 In the resulting panel, right-click the option that you want to delete, and then click

Remove Option.

The value of the selected option is outlined in red.

Note You cannot delete a system-defined option.

4 To delete the option, click Save Changes.

The option is removed from the panel.


Tasks associated with configuring the LOWIS server include:

Setting up email options

Setting up history management options

Setting up license manager options

Setting up process launcher options

Setting up scheduler options

Setting up security options

Setting up basic server properties

Setting up server status alarms

Setting up email options

This task is used to set up email messages for host alarms.





Figure 42 Host tree view

To set up Email options



2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the Host view, and then click Email.

The Email panel is displayed.

Figure 43 Email panel

3 Update any of the following information:

From Address: The email address of the person who is sending the message.

Password: The password of the person sending the message.

SMTP Server Name: The name of the SMTP server that will mail the message.

User Name: The name of the person sending the message.

4 To save the changes, click Save Changes.

Setting up history management options

This task is used to manage LOWIS host history.





To set up history management



2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the Host view, and then clickHistoryManagement.

The HistoryManagement panel is displayed.

Figure 44 HistoryManagement panel

3 Update any of the following information as necessary:

Max Component History Entries: The maximum state history items per hostcomponent to retain (0 or fewer is unlimited). Default is 1000.

Max Manual Job Command Entries: The maximum operation history items to retainper scheduler job (0 or fewer is unlimited). Default is 1000.

Max Job Run Statistics Entries: The maximum run history items to retain per scheduler job (0 or fewer is unlimited). Default is 100000.

Max Log Message Entries: The maximum run log messages to retain (0 or fewer isunlimited). Default is 50000.

Max Process History Entries: The maximum state history items to retain (0 or fewer isunlimited). Default is 1000.

Max User Connection History Entries: The maximum connection history events toretain (0 or fewer is unlimited). Default is 50000.

Run Frequency: Designates how frequently to check for excess history items. Default is4:00:00






Setting up license manager options

This task is used to manage licenses for the host.

To set up the license manager



2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the Host view, and then click

LicenseManager.

The LicenseManager panel is displayed.

Figure 45 LicenseManager panel


License Alarm Update Frequency (Minutes): The number of minutes to wait betweenperiodic checks for a matching license expiration date. Default is 30 minutes.

License Expiration Error (Days): The number of days left before a license expiration willtrigger an error in the host alarming system. Default is 15 days.

License Expiration Warning (Days): The number of days left before a license expirationwill trigger a warning in the host alarming system. Default is 30 days.


Setting up process launcher options This task may consist of setting or changing the process registration and shutdown periods.





To set up the process launcher options



2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the Host view, and then clickProcessLauncher

The Process Launcher panel is displayed.

Figure 46 Process launcher panel


Process Registration Timeout: The amount of time to wait for a process to register withthe host before aborting. Default is 00:05:00.

Process Shutdown Timeout: The amount of time to wait for a process to exit afterreceiving a shutdown command from the host to terminate the process. Default is00:01:10.

Runtime Failure Restart Attempts: The number of times to attempt to restart a processif it should fails during the Running state. Default is 5 times.

Runtime Failure Restart Time Window: If the maximum number of runtime failuresoccurs within this designated time span, the process will no longer automaticallyrestart. Setting this to zero will remove the process restart limit. Default is 00:01:00.


Setting up scheduler options

This task consists of setting or changing the transaction timeout period, the maximumnumber of connection retries, and the amount of time between retries.





To set up the scheduler options



2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the Host view, and then clickScheduler.

The Scheduler panel is displayed.

Figure 47 Scheduler panel


Max Job Runtime (Hours): Use to set the maximum time a Scheduler job is allowed torun (To disable, enter zero or fewer minutes.). Default is 24

Max Pause Time: Use to set the maximum time a job can remain paused. The job willbe resumed after this time. Default is 01:00:00.

Need Schedule For OPC: Default is 0.

Retry Attempts: Use to set the number times to retry sending a request to a process.Default is 2 times.

Retry Delay: Use to set the amount of time to wait between retries. Default is 00:00:30.

Transaction Timeout: Use to set the amount of time to wait for a reply from a process.Default is 00:10:00.






Setting up security options

To set up the security options

1 In the LOWIS Admin navigation tree, expand a server model menu, and then click

Configuration.


2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the Host view, and then click

Security.

The Security panel is displayed.

Figure 48 Security panel

3 Update the following information as necessary:

Allow the use of Non-Security Active Directory Groups: Default is no.

Warning Enabling this option may impact host performance negatively.


Setting up basic server properties

Tasks associated with setting up basic server properties include:

Setting up properties for a server

Viewing archived properties for a server

Viewing archived properties for a server category

Changing a server property back to a previous setting





Setting up properties for a server

To set up properties for a server


Configuration.


2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the Host view, and then clickServerBasic Properties.

The Server Basic Properties panel is displayed.

Figure 49 Server properties

3 Update any of the following information:

Category: Valid categories are:

– Uncategorized– Production

– Staging

– Communication

– Testing

– Training

– Lab

– Development

– Demonstration

– Backup

– Other

Description

Machine Name






Viewing archived properties for a server

To view archived properties for a server

1 In the LOWIS client, on a respective server model menu, click Configuration.

2 In the Configuration panel, in the tree view click Host, and then right-click ServerBasic

Properties.

3 Right-click the ServerBasic Properties option, and then click History.


Figure 50 Archive

H In the Archive dialog box, click an item, and then click Properties.


Figure 51 Properties





To close the Properties dialog box, click Close.

Viewing archived properties for a server category

To view archived properties for a server category

1 In the LOWIS client, on a respective server model menu, click Configuration.

2 In the Configuration panel, in the tree view click Host, and then clickServerBasicProperties.

3 In the ServerBasicProperties panel, right-click Category, and then click History.


Figure 52 Archive for categories

4 In the Archive dialog box, click the item for which you want to see properties, and thenclick Properties.






Figure 53 Properties

5 To close the Properties dialog box, click Close.

Changing a server property back to a previous setting

To change a server property back to a previous setting

1 In the Server Basic Properties dialog box, right-click an item, and then click History toview a summary of previous changes associated with a server property.

The Archive dialog box for the selected property is displayed.

Figure 54 Archive for selected server category

2 In the Archive dialog box, select the appropriate item, and then click Revert to Selected

Revision.

A record of the revision is displayed in the Archive dialog box.





3 To close the Archive dialog box, click Close.

Setting up server status alarms

To set up sever status alarms


Configuration.


2 In the tree view of the Configuration panel, expand the Host view, and then clickServerStatusAlarms.

The ServerStatusAlarms panel is displayed.

Figure 55 ServerStatusAlarms panel

3 Update the default values of any of the following options as necessary.

Check Frequency: Use to set how frequently server status alarms are checked. Defaultis 00:05:00.

Critical Percent Free Space LOWIS Drive: Use to specify the percentage of free space onthe LOWIS drive at which to generate a critical alarm. Default is 2.

Critical Percent Free Space System Drive: Use to specify the percentage of free spaceon the system drive at which to generate a critical alarm. Default is 2.

Note If the LOWIS and system drives are the same, this setting has no effect.

CS Lift Share Check : Use to specify whether to generate an alarm if the csLift folder isshared. Default is activated (yes).

Warning Percent Free Space LOWIS Drive: Use to specify the percentage of free spaceon the LOWIS drive at which to generate a warning alarm. Default is 10.

Warning Percent Free Space System Drive: Use to specify the percentage of free spaceon the system drive at which to generate a warning alarm. Default is 10.



Configuring the LOWIS Client application


Note If the LOWIS and system drives are the same, this setting has no effect.


Configuring the LOWIS Client application The LOWIS Admin Client tool enables you to set up a unit system and workflow views forthe LOWIS Client application. Using built-in templates in the LOWIS Admin Client, you canchoose the type of workflows to be displayed and the unit system that the workflows willuse in the LOWIS Client application.

You can configure the LOWIS Client application to display any of the following workflowviews:

All six workflows (Configuration, Surveillance, Analysis, Work Plan, Services, and ScoreCard )

Realtime workflows (that is, the first three cited workflows without WSM)

No workflows

Note You must set up the workflow selection list prior to deployment.

To access the LOWIS Client Settings option, in the navigation tree, expand a server modelview, expand the Configuration view, and then click LOWIS Client Settings.

The LOWIS Client Settings panel is displayed.

Figure 56 LOWIS Client settings



LOWIS Client application configuration tasks


When you right-click a workflow or unit item in the LOWIS Client Settings panel, one of thefollowing menus is displayed:

Figure 57 Context menus for workflows and units

To view properties associated with an item, click Properties.

To view history for an item, click History.

To shift an item upward in the list, click Move Up.

To shift an item downward in the list, click Move Down.

To set the selected unit item as the default, click Set as Default.

To delete an item from the list, click Delete.


Tasks specific to configuring the LOWIS Client application include:

Setting up a new workflow for the LOWIS Client application

Adding a new default workflow to the LOWIS Client application

Restoring a deleted workflow in the LOWIS Client application

Setting up a new unit of measure for the LOWIS Client application

Adding a new default unit of measure in the LOWIS Client application

Restoring a deleted unit of measure in the LOWIS Client application

Setting up a new workflow for the LOWIS Client application

To set up a new workflow

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, expand the Configuration view, andthen click LOWIS Client Settings.


2 In the Workflows section, click New Workflow.

The Properties dialog is displayed.





Figure 58 Properties for workflows

3 In the View Moniker text box, type the moniker that the application uses to internallyrecognize which workflow item the user is selecting or has selected.

4 In the Navigator Moniker text box, type the moniker that the application uses tointernally recognize which workflow the user is selecting or has selected.

5 In the Name text box, type a name for the view.

The system displays the name of the procedure that is performed. These names can beviewed on the navigation buttons across the top of the LOWIS client.

6 To save the new workflow, click Save.

7 To close the Properties dialog box without saving the workflow, click Close.

Adding a new default workflow to the LOWIS Client

application

To add a new default workflow



2 In the Workflows section, click Add Default Workflow.






Figure 59 Archive for workflows


To add all workflows to LOWIS, select the item that begins with the label All, and thenclick Add Selected Template.

To add a specific workflow to LOWIS, select the respective item, and then click Add

Selected Template.

To add the Realtime workflow (that is, the first three workflows—without WSM),select the Realtime item, and then click Add Selected Template.

To close the Archive dialog box without a template, click Close.

Restoring a deleted workflow in the LOWIS Client application

To restore a deleted workflow



2 In the Workflows section, click Restore Deleted Workflow.






Figure 60 Archive of deleted workflows

3 Select the item that you want to restore, and then click Restore Selected Items.

The selected item is displayed in the Workflows area of the LOWIS Client Settings panel.

Setting up a new unit of measure for the LOWIS Client

application

To set up a new unit of measure



2 In the Units section, click New Units.

The Properties dialog is displayed.

Figure 61 Properties for units

3 In the Name text box, type a name for the unit.





4 To save the new unit, click Save.

5 To close the Properties dialog box without saving the unit, click Close.

Adding a new default unit of measure in the LOWIS Client

application

To add a new default unit of measure



2 In the Units section, click Add Default Units.


Figure 62 Archive for units

3 Select an item from the list, and then click Add Selected Template.

The new default unit is added to the Units area of the LOWIS Client Settings panel.

4 To close the Archive dialog box without saving the unit, click Close.





Restoring a deleted unit of measure in the LOWIS Client

application

To restore a deleted unit of measure



2 In the Workflows section, click Restore Deleted Units.


Figure 63 Archive of deleted units of measure

3 Select the item that you want to restore, and then click Restore Selected Item.

The selected item is displayed in the Units area of the LOWIS Client Settings panel.


The Alarm Notifications option enables you to specify alarm severity for log messages andhost status messages to specify filters for messages.

To access the Alarm Notification option, click a server model in the navigation tree, andthen click Alarm Notifications.



Alarm Notification configuration tasks


Figure 64 Alarm notifications panel

Field descriptions

The Alarm Notifications panel consists of the following information:

Name:

Type:

Message Filter:

Destination Type: Destination String:


Use the Alarm Notification option to perform the following tasks:

Adding a new log message filter notification

Adding a new alarm filter notification

Restoring a deleted item

Adding a new log message filter notification

To add a new log message filter notification

1 To access the Alarm Notification option, in the navigation tree, expand a server modelview, expand the Configuration view, and then click Alarm Notifications.

The Alarm notifications panel is displayed.

2 Right-click the Alarm Notification panel, and then click Add New Log Message Filter

Notification.






Figure 65 Properties for new log message filter notification

3 Enter information for the following fields:

Name:

Minimum Severity: Choose one of the following from the drop-down list:

– Information:

– Warning:

– Error:

– Critical:

Message Filter:

Source Filter:

Destination Type: Choose one of the following from the drop-down list

– None:

– Email:

Subject:

Recipients:

4 Click Save.

Adding a new alarm filter notification

To add a new alarm filter notification



2 Right-click the Alarm Notification panel, and then click Add New Alarm Filter Notification.






Figure 66 Properties for new alarm filter notification


Name:

Message Filter:

Minimum Status: Choose one of the following from the drop-down list:

– Healthy:– Warning:

– Error:

– Critical:

Destination Type: Choose one of the following from the drop-down list

– None:

– Email:

Subject:

Recipients:

4 Click Save.

Restoring a deleted item

To restore a deleted item



2 Right-click the Alarm Notification panel, and then click Restore Deleted Item.

The Archive screen is displayed.






The Document Manager option enables you to configure the Document Managerapplication. You can view the location of particular files; their file sizes; the connectionstring that is being used and so on.

To access the Document Manager option, in the navigation tree, expand a server modelview, expand the Configuration view, and then click Document Manager.

Figure 67 Document manager

Field descriptions

The Document Manager panel in the LOWIS Admin window consists of the followinginformation:

Location of DocKeysMap.xml: Displays the path where the document keys map is located.

Location of DocManagerFolder.xml: Displays the path where the document managerfolder is located.

SQL Server Connection String: The SQL server connection string.

Location of Documents: The path where you can locate all the documents.

Administrative User Name: The administrator’s user name.

Administrative User Password: The administrator’s password.



Document Manager application configuration tasks


Maximum File Size: The maximum file size.

Default Folder Name: The default folder name.

Folder Names: The folder names already existing in the application.

Enter New Folder Name: Entry field for a new folder name.

Document Manager application configuration tasks

Tasks associated with using the Document Manager panel include:

Adding a folder to the Document Manager

Renaming a folder in the Document Manager

Removing a folder from the Document Manager

Adding a folder to the Document Manager

To add a folder to the Document Manager

1 To access the Document Manager option, in the navigation tree, expand a server modelview, expand the Configuration view, and then click Document Manager.

The Document Manager panel is displayed.

2 In the Enter Folder Name text box, type a name for the new folder.

3 Click Add Folder.

The new folder name is displayed in the FolderNames list.

4 Click Save.

Renaming a folder in the Document Manager

To rename a folder in the Document Manager



2 In the Folder Names list, select the folder name that you want to rename.





3 In the Enter Folder Name text box, type a new name for the folder.

4 Click Rename Folder.

The revised folder name is displayed in the FolderNames list.

5 Click Save.

Removing a folder from the Document Manager

To remove a folder



2 In the Folder Names list, select the folder that you want to remove.

3 Click Remove Folder.

You prompted to confirm the removal. The revised folder name is displayed in theFolderNames list.

4 At the confirmation prompt, click Yes.

The folder name is removed from the list.

5 Click Save.


The Economic Analysis option enables you to set up computations of default rates for Oil,Gas, Water, and so on.

To access the Economic Analysis option, in the navigation tree, expand a server model view,

expand the Configuration view, and then click Economic Analysis.





Figure 68 Economic analysis

Field descriptions

Fluids: The system displays the names of the fluids for which pricing is currentlyavailable in the system.

Lockup Price: A lockup price is available for the respective fluid when the Lockup Price check box is selected.

Default Price: Specifies the method used to obtain the default price:

– INI – denotes that the default price for the corresponding fluid is in the csLiftNT.ini file.

– API – denotes that the default price is to be read from the API10 record in the WSMdatabase.

Price: The price for the fluid type.

Days Long: The starting point in days (non-zero value) to use for well test history.

Days Short: The ending point in days (non-zero value) to use for well test history.

Projection Period: The projection period. It is the length of time, in days used forprojection analysis.



Setting default rates for economic analysis


Use OIL Equivalent Gas: Specifies whether to use the OIL Equivalent for Gas (OEG).When the Use OIL Equivalent Gas check box is selected, OEG will be included in theeconomic calculation.

Use Property Tax: Specifies whether to include the property tax in economiccalculations. When the Use Property Tax check box is selected, the property tax will be

included in the economic calculation.

Default Rates Failure Jobs: Specifies whether to invoke the failure jobs without adefault rate. When the Default Rates Failure Jobs check box is selected, the failure jobswill be invoked without a default rate.

Default Rate Non Failure Jobs: Specifies whether to invoke the non failure jobs withouta default rate. When the Default Rates Non Failure Jobs check box is selected, the nonfailure jobs will be invoked without a default rate.

Variable Costs Mandatory: Specifies whether to invoke variable costs. When the

Variable Costs Mandatory check box is selected, variable costs will be invoked.

Setting default rates for economic analysis

Perform this task to configure settings that are required for economic analysis.

To set default rates

1 To access the Economic Analysis option, in the navigation tree, expand a server model

view, expand the Configuration view, and then click Economic Analysis.

The Economic Analysis panel is displayed.

2 To specify a lockup price for respective fluid, select the check box that corresponds tothe fluid type.

3 To specify the default price for the corresponding fluid, do the following:

Click the drop-down selection arrow, and then choose one of the following codes:

– INI: If the Default Price is in the csLiftNT.ini file– API: If the Default Price is to be read from the API10 record in the WSM Database

In the Price text box, type a description and price for the required fluid.

Alternatively, you can click the button to display a list of descriptions and pricesfrom which to choose a price for the required fluid type.





4 In the Days Long text box, type the starting point in days to use for well test history. Itmust be non-zero.

5 In the Days Short text box, type the ending point in days to use for well test history. Itmust be non-zero.

6 In the Projection Period text box, type the projection period. It is the length of time, indays, used for projection analysis.

7 To use the Oil Equivalent for Gas (OEG), select the corresponding check box.

8 If you want LOWIS to include the Property Tax (PT) in the economics calculations, selectthe Use Property Tax check box.

9 If you want the failure jobs to have no default rate, select the Default Rates Failure Jobs check box.

10 If you want the non failure jobs to have no default rate, select the Default Rates NonFailure Jobs check box.

11 If you want the costs to be variable, select the Variable Costs Mandatory check box.

12 Click Save.


Use the Navigator view of the LOWIS Admin client to configure the following areas of thenavigator panel in the LOWIS Client product:

Selected Groups

Selected Conditions

All Wells

In LOWIS products, these settings are displayed in the navigation panel. The navigationpanel is located on the left side of the screen in all LOWIS products.

By using the Navigator view in the LOWIS Admin Client tool, you can add, edit, or delete any

setting as necessary. To access the Navigator view, in the navigation tree, expand a servermodel view, expand the Configuration view, and then click Navigator.

The Navigator panel displays the following three tabs; Well Groupings, Well Conditions, andColumns. These three tabs individually display the details that are related to wells as shownin the figures that follow.

Note The Navigator is controlled by the production.nav.xml file.



LOWIS Client navigator configuration tasks


Figure 69 Navigator — well groupings


Tasks associated with configuring LOWIS Client navigator settings include:

Setting up well groupings

Setting up well conditions

Setting up columns

Setting up well groupings

Settings that you configure using the Well Groupings tab are displayed in the first level ofthe Navigator in a LOWIS product.

The Well Groupings tab includes a view of existing well groups and their items.

Tasks that are specific to configuring well groups include:

Adding a new well group

Adding an item to a well group

Cloning an item in a well group

Removing an item from a well group

Deleting a well group





Adding a new well group

To add a new well group

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, expand the Configuration view, and

then click Navigator.

The Navigator panel is displayed.

2 In the Navigator panel, in the Well Groupings panel, right-click the Well Groupings panel,and then click New Group.


Figure 70 Properties for new well group

3 In the Name text box, type a name for group, and then click Save.

The new well group is displayed on the Well Groupings panel.

4 To cancel adding the new well group, click Close.

Adding an item to a well group

To add an item to a well group

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, expand the Configuration view, andthen click Navigator.


2 In the Navigator panel, in the Well Groupings panel, right-click the required well groupfolder, and then click New Item.






Figure 71 Properties for a new group item

3 In the Title text box, type a descriptive title for the new filter. Examples of a Title includelabels like All Beam Wells, All ESP Wells, All PGL Wells, and so forth

4 In the Primary Table text box, type the table name used for the product.

5 In the Filter text box, type the query that is used to evaluate the group of wells.

6 ClickSave

.

The new item is added to the selected group folder.

7 To cancel adding the new item, click Close.

Cloning an item in a well group

To clone an item in a well group

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, expand the Configuration view, and

then click Navigator.


2 In the Navigator panel, in the Well Groupings panel, right-click the well group item thatyou want to clone, and then click Clone.

The Propertied dialog box is displayed.

Figure 72 Clone a well group item





3 Type a new name in the Title text box, and then click Save.

If the operation is successful, the new well group item is added to the selected wellgroup.

Removing an item from a well group

To remove an item from a well group



2 In the Navigator panel, in the Well Groupings panel, right-click the well group item thatyou want to remove, and then click Delete.

The selected well group item is removed from the well group.

Deleting a well group

To delete a well group



2 In the Navigator panel, in the Well Grouping panel, select the well group that you wantto delete, and then click Delete.

The system displays a message box confirming whether you want to delete the selectedwell group details.

Figure 73 Clicking delete

3 To delete the selected well group, click Yes.

4 To cancel deleting the selected well group, click No.





Setting up well conditions

Settings that you configure using the Well Conditions tab are displayed in the second levelof the Navigator in the LOWIS Client product.

To display information about the well group conditions, using the LOWIS Admin client, onthe Navigator panel, click the Well Conditions tab. The Well Conditions panel is displayed.

Figure 74 Navigator — well conditions

Tasks that specific to setting up well conditions include:

Adding a new well condition group

Adding an item to a well condition group

Cloning an item in a well condition group

Removing an item from a well condition group

Deleting a well condition

Adding a new well condition group

To add a new well condition group







2 In the Navigator panel, in the Well Conditions panel, right-click the Well Conditions panel, and then click New Group.


Figure 75 Properties for new well condition group

3 In the Name text box, type a name for group, and then click Save.

The new well condition group is displayed on the Well Conditions panel.

4 To cancel adding the new well group, click Close.

Adding an item to a well condition group

To add an item to a well group



2 In the Navigator panel, in the Well Conditions panel, right-click the required wellcondition group folder, and then click New Item.


Figure 76 Properties for a new group item

3 In the Title text box, type a descriptive title for the new filter.

4 In the Primary Table text box, type the table name used for the product.





5 In the Filter text box, type the query that is used to evaluate the group of conditions.

6 Click Save.

The new item is added to the selected well condition group folder.

7 To cancel adding the new item, click Close.

Cloning an item in a well condition group

To clone an item in a well condition group



2 In the Navigator panel, in the Well Conditions panel, right-click the item that you want toclone, and then click Clone.


Figure 77 Clone a well condition group item

3 Type a new name in the Title text box, and then click Save.

If the operation is successful, the new item is added to the selected well condition group.

Removing an item from a well condition group

To remove an item from a well condition group







2 On the Navigator panel, in the Well Conditions panel, right-click the well conditiongroup item that you want to remove, and then select Delete.

The selected item is removed from the well condition group.

Deleting a well condition

To delete a well condition



2 In the Navigator panel, in the Well Conditions panel, select the well condition group thatyou want to delete, and then click Delete.

The system displays a message box confirming whether you want to delete the selectedwell condition group details.

Figure 78 Clicking delete

3 To delete the selected well condition group, click Yes.

4 To cancel deleting the selected well condition group, click No.

Setting up columns

Settings in the Columns tab are displayed in the bottom level of the Navigator in the LOWISClient product.

To display information about the columns, using the LOWIS Admin Client tool, click the

Columns tab on the Navigator panel. The Columns panel is displayed.





Figure 79 Navigator — columns

Note The information in the Columns panel is read-only.

To set up columns

1 Using the Columns tab on the Navigator panel, click and drag the column from theAvailable Columns area to the Visible Columns area.

2 To reorder columns, click and drag the column that you want to move to a new positionin the list.

3 Click Save.


The ODBC settings option enables you to display and update current settings of thecsSQLDB ODBC.

To access the ODBC Settings panel, in the navigation tree, expand a server model view,

expand the Configuration view, and then click ODBC Settings.





Figure 80 ODBC settings

Field descriptions

Data Source Name. Displays the name of the ODBC System Data Source defined in theMicrosoft ODBC Data Source Administrator.

Database Name. Displays the database name.

Server Name. Displays the server name.

Trusted Connection. When the Trusted check box is selected, the trusted connection isWindows. When the Trusted check box is clear, the trusted conn en ct ion is SQL ServerAuthentication.

User Name: The user name associated with the person who is logged on.

Password: The password for the user who is logged on.

SQLServer Prefix: The SQL server prefix.



Updating ODBC settings


Updating ODBC settings

To update the ODBC Settings

1 Update the information that is displayed on the ODBC Setting panel as required, and

then click Refresh.

2 To save the settings, click Save.

After clicking Save, a confirmation message box is displayed.


To save the changes, click Yes.

To cancel the changes, click No.

Displaying revision history

On the Configuration node, the Revision History option displays a history of all the changesperformed in the WSM database by all the users.

Note The information displayed on the panel is read-only.

To see the revision history, in the navigation tree, expand a server model view, expand theConfiguration view, and then click Revision History.

The Revision History panel for a respective server model is displayed.

Figure 81 Revision history





Field descriptions

The Revision History panel in the LOWIS Admin window consists of the followinginformation:

Primary Key: The key field, used to uniquely identify each record in Revision History

table.

Date Time: The date and time that the respective user made a change.

Change User: The name of the user or function which caused the database to upgrade.

Description: A description of the changes.

Value: The value associated with this revision.


The System Settings view enables you to display and configure necessary system settings.

To access the System Settings view, in the navigation tree, expand a server model view,expand the Configuration view, and then click System Settings.

Figure 82 System settings



System settings tasks


Field descriptions

The panel displays the following information:

Corporate ID: The system displays your corporate ID depending upon the details in theINI files.

Region ID: The system displays your region ID depending upon the details in the INI files.

Website: The system displays the website information.

Wellbore Diagram Server Store Location: The system displays the server location whereWellbore diagram is stored.

Wellbore Diagram Store to Server: The system stores “YES” or “NO” value to allow ordisallow wellbore diagram to be stored on specified server location respectively.

Wellbore Diagram Store to Server Only : The system stores “YES” or “NO” value to allow ordisallow wellbore diagram to be stored on specified server only respectively.


Task associated with configuring system settings include:

Setting up system settings

Restoring system settings

Setting up system settings

To set up system settings

1 To access the System Settings view, in the navigation tree, expand a server model view,expand the Configuration view, and then click System Settings.

The System Settings panel is displayed.

2 Using the System Language Selection drop-down list, select a system language. Forexample; Spanish, German, English and so on.





3 Using the Grid Filter Dialog Buttons drop-down list, select one of the following options toShow or Hide buttons. Valid selections include:

– Show Button Only

– Hide Button Only

– Show & Hide Buttons

4 Select or clear the Beam installed check box to specify whether the respectiveapplication is installed.

5 Select or clear the ESP Installed check box to specify whether the respective applicationis installed.

6 Select or clear the Injection Installed check box to specify whether the respectiveapplication is installed.

7 Select or clear the PCP Installed check box to specify whether the respective application

is installed.

8 Select or clear the PGL Installed check box to specify whether the respective applicationis installed.

9 Select or clear the OT Wells Installed check box to specify whether the respectiveapplication is installed.

10 Select or clear the WSM Installed check box to specify whether the respective applicationis installed.

11 To save the settings, click Save.

After clicking Save, a confirmation message box is displayed.


To save the changes, click Yes.

To cancel the changes, click No.

Restoring system settings

To restore system settings

1 To access the System Settings view, in the navigation tree, expand a server model view,expand the Configuration view, and then click System Settings.

The System Settings panel is displayed.





2 Click Restore System Settings.

The Restore System Settings panel is displayed.

Figure 83 Restore system setting

3 Select backup path from the Select Backup list.

The Restore System Setting dialog box is displayed.

Figure 84 Restore Confirmation dialog box


The Wizard Settings view enables you to configure the WSM Wizard options for the JobPlan Wizard and Tour Sheet.

To access the Wizard Settings view, in the navigation tree, expand a server model view,expand the Configuration view, and then click Wizard Settings. The Wizard Settings panelis displayed,





Figure 85 Wizard Setting — options

To configure the Wizard settings

1 Update the fields on the Options panel as necessary.

For more information about the fields on this panel, see the LOWIS WSM User Guide.

Figure 86 Wizard List — lists

2 Click the Lists tab, and then update the fields on the Lists panel as necessary, and thenclick Save.



WSM Wizard tasks


WSM Wizard tasks

For more information about updating the fields on this panel, see:

Editing the job types requiring economic analysis

Editing the valid jobs list for an existing well

Editing the valid jobs status codes list

Editing the status preferences for completed jobs list

Editing the tour sheet – valid job status codes list

Editing the preferences for completed jobs which should not allow data entry

Editing the preferences for backlogged jobs list

Editing the job types requiring economic analysis

To edit the job types requiring economics analysis list

1 On the Lists panel, select the Jobtypes Requiring Economics Analysis option, and thenclick Edit.

The Jobtypes Requiring Economics Analysis dialog box is displayed.

Figure 87 Job types requiring economics analysis

2 To add a job to the list of job types that require analysis, do the following:

A In the right panel, select the required Constant ID, and then click .

B Click Save.

3 To remove a job from the list of job types that require analysis, do the following:

A In the left panel, select the required Constant ID, and then click .

B Click Save.



WSM Wizard tasks


4 To remove all jobs from the list of job types that require analysis, click Clear All.

5 To close the Jobtypes Requiring Economics Analysis dialog box, click Close.

Editing the valid jobs list for an existing well

To edit the valid jobs list for an existing well

1 On the Lists panel, select the Valid Jobs List for an Existing Well option, and then clickEdit.

The Valid Jobs List for an Existing Well dialog box is displayed.

Figure 88 Valid jobs list for an existing well

2 To add a job to the Valid Jobs List for an Existing Well, do the following:


B Click Save.

3 To remove a job from the V alid Jobs List for an Existing Well, do the following:


B Click Save.

4 To remove all jobs from the Valid Jobs List for an Existing Well, click Clear All.

5 To close the Valid Jobs List for an Existing Well dialog box, click Close.



WSM Wizard tasks


Editing the valid jobs status codes list

To edit the valid jobs status codes list

1 On the Lists panel, select the Valid Jobs Status Codes option, and then click Edit.

The Valid Jobs Status Codes dialog box is displayed.

Figure 89 Valid jobs status codes

2 To add a job to the Valid Jobs Status Codes, do the following:


B Click Save.

3 To remove a job from the Valid Jobs Status Codes list, do the following:


B Click Save.

4 To remove all jobs from the Valid Jobs Status Codes list, click Clear All.

5 To close the Valid Jobs Status Codes dialog box, click Close.



WSM Wizard tasks


Editing the status preferences for completed jobs list

To edit the status preferences for completed jobs list

1 On the Lists panel, select the Status Preferences for Completed Jobs option, and then click

Edit.

The Status Preferences for Completed Jobs dialog box is displayed.

Figure 90 Status preferences for completed jobs

2 To add a job to the Status Preferences for Completed Jobs list, do the following:


B Click Save.

3 To remove a job from the Status Preferences for Completed Jobs list, do the following:


B Click Save.

4 To remove all jobs from the Status Preferences for Completed Jobs list, click Clear All.

5 To close the Status Preferences for Completed Jobs dialog box, click Close.



WSM Wizard tasks


Editing the tour sheet – valid job status codes list

To edit the tour sheet – valid job status codes list

1 On the Lists panel, select the Status Preferences for Completed Jobs option, and then click

Edit.

The Status Preferences for Completed Jobs dialog box is displayed.

Figure 91 Tour Sheet - valid job status codes

2 To add a job to the Tour Sheet - Valid Job Status Codes list, do the following:


B Click Save.

3 To remove a job from the Tour Sheet - Valid Job Status Codes list, do the following:


B Click Save.

4 To remove all jobs from the Tour Sheet - Valid Job Status Codes list, click Clear All.

5 To close the Tour Sheet - Valid Job Status Codes dialog box, click Close.



WSM Wizard tasks


Editing the preferences for completed jobs which should not

allow data entry

To edit the preferences for completed jobs which should not allow data entry list

1 On the Lists panel, select the Preferences for Completed Jobs which Should Not allowData Entry option, and then click Edit.

The Preferences for Completed Jobs which Should Not allow Data Entry dialog box isdisplayed.

Figure 92 Preferences for completed jobs which should not allow data entry

2 To add a job to the Preferences for Completed Jobs which Should Not allow Data Entrylist, do the following:


B Click Save.

3 To remove a job from the Preferences for Completed Jobs which Should Not allow DataEntry list, do the following:


B Click Save.

4 To remove all jobs from the Preferences for Completed Jobs which Should Not allowData Entry list, click Clear All.

5 To close the Preferences for Completed Jobs which Should Not allow Data Entry dialogbox, click Close.



Managing server credentials


Editing the preferences for backlogged jobs list

To edit the preferences for backlogged jobs list

1 On the Lists panel, select the Preferences for Backlogged Jobs option, and then click

Edit.

The Preferences for Backlogged Jobs dialog box is displayed.

Figure 93 Status preferences for completed jobs

2 To add a job to the Preferences for Backlogged Jobs list, do the following:


B Click Save.

3 To remove a job from the Preferences for Backlogged Jobs list, do the following:


B Click Save.

4 To remove all jobs from the Preferences for Backlogged Jobs list, click Clear All.

5 To close the Preferences for Backlogged Jobs dialog box, click Close.

Managing server credentials

The Windows authentication method is use to manage server credentials. You may set uptemporary server credentials or permanent credentials.

To manage server credentials, in the LOWIS Admin navigation tree, right-click the server forwhich you want to add credentials, and then select Credentials on the context menu. TheServer Credentials dialog box is displayed.



Server credentials tasks


Figure 94 Server context menu and credentials


Use the Server Credentials dialog box to perform the following tasks:

Adding temporary credentials

Adding permanent credentials

Editing server credentials

Reconnecting a server

Adding temporary credentials

To add temporary credentials

1 In the Server Credentials dialog box, select theUse these credentials for this session

option.

2 In the User Name text box, type Administrator.

3 In the Password text box, type the password associated with the server.

4 Click OK.

Adding permanent credentials

To add permanent credentials

1 In the Server Credentials dialog box, click Manage Credentials.

The Stored User Names and Passwords dialog box is displayed.





Figure 95 Stored user names and passwords

2 Click Add.

The Stored Credentials Properties dialog box is displayed.

Figure 96 Stored credentials properties

3 In the Log on to text box, type the name of the server.

4 In the User name text box, type the appropriate user name.

5 In the Password text box, type the password for the server.





6 Click OK.

The server name is displayed in the Stored User Names and Passwords dialog box.

7 Click Close.

Editing server credentials

To edit an entry for an existing server

1 In the Server Credentials dialog box, click Manage Credentials.

The Stored User Names and Passwords dialog box is displayed.

2 Click Edit.

The Stored Credentials Properties dialog box is displayed.

Figure 97 Stored credential properties—edit

3 Click Change.

The Change Your Domain Password dialog box is displayed.





Figure 98 Change your domain password

4 Type the appropriate password in the Old password, New password, and Confirm

password text box.

5 Click OK.

A confirmation message is displayed.

Reconnecting a server

To reconnect a server

In the navigation tree, right-click the server for which you have added credentials, and thenclick Reconnect from the context menu.

Figure 99 Reconnecting a Server







Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Host components 115

6Host components

This chapter describes how to work with host components.

About host components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Host components configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Using the Host Components panel context menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118



About host components


About host components

The Host Components option enables you to configure and manage the internalcomponents of the LOWIS host.

Two types of Host Components exist —Singleton and Host. A single server can have onlyone instance of a singleton.

To access the host components option, in the navigation tree, expand a server model view,and then click Host Components.

The Host Components panel is displayed.

Figure 100 Host components

Host components configuration tasks

Tasks that are specific to configuring and managing components of the LOWIS hostinclude:

Viewing host messages

Viewing all messages



Host components configuration tasks


Viewing host messages

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, and then click Host Components.


2 In the Host Components toolbar, click View Host Messages.

Figure 101 Host components pane — view host messages

The messages of all the host components are displayed in the <Server:> Messages: AllHost Components window.

Figure 102 View messages for all host components

Viewing all messages

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, and then click Host Components.


2 In the Host Components toolbar, click View All Messages.



Using the Host Components panel context menu


Figure 103 Host components pane — view all messages

The messages of all the host components and server processes are displayed in the<Server:> Messages: All Server Processes, All Host Components window.

Figure 104 View all server processes and all host components messages

For more information about viewing messages see “Viewing and managing messages,”

Using the Host Components panel context menuWhen you right-click a section or option on the Host Components panel, the followingmenu is displayed:

Figure 105 Host components context menu





Use the Host components context menu to perform the following tasks:

Setting/Viewing user permission of host components

Viewing history of host components

Viewing messages for host components

Starting, restarting, and stopping the host

Setting/Viewing user permission of host components

To set/view user permission properties of host components

1 On the Host Components pane, right-click a host name.

The Host Components context menu is displayed.

2 Select Properties.


Figure 106 Host components: properties

3 Using the Startup State drop-sown list, select one of the following:

Enabled

Disabled

Manual

Note The value shown in the Full Name text box is displayed automatically.

4 Click Save to save the properties, and then click Close to close the Properties dialog box.





Viewing history of host components

To view history of host components




To view history of host components, select Configuration History.

The history of host components is displayed in the Archive dialog box.

Figure 107 Host components: configuration history

Note To reset the selected entry according to selected item in the Archive dialog box, click Revert to

Selected Revision.

To view the state history for selected host components, select State History.

The state history of selected host components is displayed in the Component Statefor <Selected Host> window.





Figure 108 Host components: state history

Note To display the history data of the system state changes, select Show System State Changes.

Viewing messages for host components

To view messages for host components

1 In the Host Components pane, right-click a host name.


2 Select View Messages.

The messages of host components are displayed in the <Server:> Messages: <Hostname:> window.

Figure 109 Host components: view messages

Note To pause or resume the message log, click the Pause / Resume (toggle) button of toolbar. Youcan view the messages by selecting Default/Text/Detailed options.

Additionally, you can click relevant buttons of the toolbar to view the messages according to theircategories such as, All Messages/Informational Messages/Warning Messages/Error Messages/CriticalFailure messages.





Starting, restarting, and stopping the host

To start/restart/stop the host




To start the selected host, click Start.

To restart the selected host, click Restart.

To stop the selected host, click Stop.



Chapter 7

Chapter 7 Messages 123

7Messages

This chapter describes how to view messages.

About messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Viewing and managing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Tasks related to messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Using Messages toolbar controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Using the context menu on Messages panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128



About messages


About messages

The Messages option displays activity logs for the host.

Messages are color coded and can be filtered by severity. Messages are classified using the

following severity levels:

Viewing and managing messages

You can view messages using the Messages option or the Processes option. The Messages option enables you to view messages that were generated by a server or process.

Field descriptions

The Messages pane comprises the following fields:

Time Stamp: Displays the time when the message was issued.

Message: The message generated by an event in the server.

Process Name: An identifier for the process.

Process Run String: Displays the parameters that are associated with running theprogram. For example, “MSCAN -SECTION COM69.”

Source Name: The name of the source.

Source File: Displays the path to the source file.

Source Line: The line number where the error occurs in the source file.

Severity Color Code

Informational Blue text on white background

Warning Gold text on white background

Error Red text on white background

Critical Failure White text on red background



Tasks related to messages



Tasks that are specific to viewing messages include:

Viewing messages generated by a server

Filtering server messages

Viewing messages generated by a process

Viewing messages generated by a server

To view messages generated by a server

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, and then click Messages.

The Messages panel is displayed.

Figure 110 Default messages generated by a server





Filtering server messages

To filter server messages

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, and then click Messages.

The Messages panel is displayed.

2 On the Messages panel, click Filter.

The following area is displayed at the top of the Messages panel:

Figure 111 Filter set up for messages

3 Choose the filter criteria:

To search for a particular message, in the Message Filter text box, type the messagethat you want to see.

To search for messages for a particular source, in the Source Filter text box, type thesource that you want to see.

To search for messages occurring during a certain date range, use the date selectiondrop-down lists, or the calendar/ time buttons.

4 To specify a particular number message to be displayed on a page, type the number inthe Messages Per Page text box.

5 Below the filter criteria, click Filter.

Viewing messages generated by a process

To view messages generated by a process

1 On the navigation tree for a respective server model, click Processes.

The Processes pane is displayed.

2 Right-click a process, and then select View Messages.



Using Messages toolbar controls


A window is displayed with messages that were generated by the selected process.

Figure 112 Default messages generated for a process

3 To view messages and additional details, click Default, and then select Detailed.

Additional details about the messages are displayed.

Figure 113 Detailed messages generated for a process

Using Messages toolbar controls

Toolbar controls that are available for the Messages panel include the following:

Refresh. Refreshes the current content in the current Messages pane with the latestmessages from the server.

Filter. Facilitates the process of grouping messages from the server based on selectedcriteria. For more information, see “Filtering server messages.”

. Displays the first page of messages.

. Displays the previous page of messages.



Using the context menu on Messages panel


To go directly to a certain page of messages, type the page number in the text boxfollowing the previous page button, .

. Displays the next page of messages.

. Displays the last page of messages.

View. Sets the default mode for the messages pane. Valid selections are:

– Default. Displays the icon and text.

– Text. Displays text only.

– Detailed. Displays the icon, time, text, and source information.

. Displays a count of all messages that have been received and a count of messagesthat are retained in memory for viewing.

. Displays a count of informational messages that have been received and a count of

informational messages that are retained in memory for viewing.

. Displays a count of warning messages that have been received and a count ofwarning messages that are retained in memory for viewing.

. Displays a count of error messages that have been received and a count of errormessages that are retained in memory for viewing.

. Displays a count of critical failure messages that have been received and a count ofcritical failure messages that are retained in memory for viewing.


When you right-click a message on the Messages panel, the following menu (circled ingreen below) is displayed:





Figure 114 Messages context menu

Use the Messages context menu to perform the following tasks:

Copying a server message

Removing server messages

Copying a server message

To copy a server message

1 On the Messages pane, right-click a message.

The Messages context menu is displayed.


To copy the selected message to the clipboard, select Copy Selected Message Text.

To copy the selected message in comma-delimited format, select Copy Selected as

Comma Delimited.

3 Paste the selected message into a file of your choice.

Removing server messages

To remove server messages

On the Messages pane, right-click a message, and then click Clear Messages.

All server messages are removed from the Messages pane.







Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Processes 131

8Processes

This chapter describes how to monitor and manage server processes for the LOWIS™application.

About processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Monitoring the current status of processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Viewing basic process information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Viewing detailed process information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Managing processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Starting all processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Restarting all processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Stopping all processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Creating new processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Restoring a deleted process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Exporting a list to XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Importing items from XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Importing items from csLaunch.txt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Updating the status for a process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Changing the start order for a process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Adding licensed protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Adding template processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139



About processes


About processes

The Processes option enables you to perform the following tasks:

Monitoring the current status of processes

Managing processes

With the manage processes task, you can create a new process, copy lists betweenservers using XML, and import processes from a cron.txt file.

In the LOWIS Admin Client tool, processes are updated asynchronously.

Monitoring the current status of processes

The Processes option enables you to see the current status of all processes and is color-coded for quick recognition of the startup mode. For example:

Green. Indicates an automatic process

Yellow. Indicates a manual process

Grey. Indicates a disabled process

You can also choose to see basic or detailed information about the processes.

When you click the Processes option, the Processes panel is displayed. On this panel, you

can only view details regarding to the license; such as the license status; licenseinformation; details about licensed products used and so on. You cannot edit anyinformation on this panel; it is a read only panel.

Field descriptions

The Processes panel includes the following basic information:

Name. Displays the name of the process.

Startup. Displays whether the process start mode is Automatic , Manual , or Disabled .

State. Displays whether the process is Running or Stopped .

Time. Displays the time of the last process start.



Viewing basic process information


Figure 115 Processes – basic information

Viewing basic process information

To view basic information about the processes

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, and then click Processes.

The Processes panel is displayed.

2 On the Processes panel, using the view drop-down list, select Basic.

Viewing detailed process information

To view detailed information about the processes



2 On the Processes panel, using the view drop-down list, select Detailed.

The panel displays the following additional information:



Managing processes


Order. Displays the order in which processes are started on the server. The item withthe lowest number is started first. The order can be changed only by using theChange Start Order option on the context menu.

Run String. Displays the parameters that are associated with running the program. Forexample, “MSCAN -SECTION COM69.”

Priority. Indicates the condition under which a process is run.

Windows ID. A read-only number that is assigned by Windows when a process islaunched. You can match the Windows ID with the Process ID using the Windows TaskManager.

Internal ID. A ready-only number that represents a specific process in the database.

Managing processesYou can add, change, or delete one process without affecting other processes.

Tasks that you can perform to manage processes include:

Starting all processes

Restarting all processes

Stopping all processes

Creating new processes

Restoring a deleted process Exporting a list to XML

Importing items from XML

Importing items from csLaunch.txt

Updating the status for a process

Changing the start order for a process

Adding licensed protocols

Adding template processes






To start all processes



2 On the Processes panel, click All Processes, and then select Start All.

Restarting all processes

To restart all processes



2 On the Processes panel, click All Processes, and then select Restart All.

Stopping all processes

To stop all processes



2 On the Processes panel, click All Processes, and then select Stop All.


To create new processes







2 On the Processes panel, click Manage, and then select Create New Process.


Figure 116 Properties — processes

Priority. Select the condition under which a process is run. Valid conditions are:

– Normal. Specifies that the process use normal processing (the default).

– Idle. Specifies that process run when other processes are not running.– High. Specifies that the process is a critical task.

– Real Time. Specifies that the process is a system process. This is the highest priority.

– Below Normal. Specifies that the process has priority above Idle but below Normal.

– Above Normal. Specifies that the process has priority above Normal but below High.

Startup State. Select the mode used for the process at startup. Valid selections are:

– Disabled. Disables the process and prevents it from running.

– Manual. Starts the process only when started by the user.

– Automatic. Starts the process when the service starts.

Debug. To activate the debug function, select the Debug check box. To deactivate thedebug function, clear the Debug check box.

Name. Type a name for the process.

Run String. Type the process to run and run time options.

3 Click .



Restoring a deleted process


Restoring a deleted process

To restore deleted process



2 On the Processes panel, click Manage, and then select Restore Deleted Process.

Exporting a list to XML

To export a list to XML



2 On the Processes panel, click Manage, and then select Export List to XML.


To import items from XML



2 On the Processes panel, click Manage, and then select Import Items from XML.

Importing items from csLaunch.txt

To import items from csLaunch.txt







2 On the Processes panel, click Manage, and then select Import Items from csLaunch.txt.


To update status for a process



2 On the Processes panel, right-click a process, and then do one of the following:

– To start the selected process, select Start.

– To restart the selected process, select Restart.

– To stop the selected process, select Stop.– To cancel the selected job, select Cancel.

The host will change the status of only one process per core, others will be queued up andwaiting. The updated status is automatically displayed in the panel.

Note You may start, restart, or stop all processes using the All Processes tool.

Changing the start order for a process

To change the start order for a process



2 On the Processes panel, right-click the process that you want to move, and then selectChange Start Order.

A navigational arrow is displayed.

3 Use the navigation arrow to move the process up or down in the queue to the desiredlocation.

When you release the mouse button, the selected process will replace the horizontalline. The new start order becomes effective when the process is stopped or restarted.

4 For additional processes that you want to move, repeat steps 1 and 2.






To add licensed protocols



2 On the Processes panel, click Manage, and then select Add Licensed Protocols.

The following dialog box displays a list of licensed scan tasks that are not in the list ofprocesses:

Figure 117 Licensed protocols selection

3 Select the items for which you want to add a license protocol, and then click OK.


To add template processes



2 On the Processes panel, click Manage, and then select Add Template Processes.

The following dialog box displays a list of process templates:





Figure 118 Process template selection

3 Select the items for which you want to add as processes, and then click OK.

Note To select multiple processes, you can use Ctrl+click or Shift+click key combinations.



Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Scheduler 141

9Scheduler

This chapter describes how to configure and manage scheduled jobs.

About the scheduler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Monitoring the scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Grouping schedules for display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Managing schedules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Scheduling a new job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Deleting a scheduled job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Restoring a deleted job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Exporting a list of scheduled jobs to XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Importing items from XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Importing items from cron.txt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Using the context menu on the Scheduler panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Modifying a job schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Viewing history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Manually updating a job status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153



About the scheduler


About the scheduler

The Scheduler option enables you to configure and monitor a job. A job can have oneschedule or multiple schedules.

Tasks that are associated with the Scheduler include the following:

Monitoring the scheduler

Grouping schedules for display

Managing schedules

Viewing history

Monitoring the scheduler

On this panel, you can only view details regarding a scheduled job. You cannot edit anydetails from this panel; it is a read only panel. However, you can categorize the display ofscheduled jobs.

To access the Scheduler panel, in the navigation tree, expand a server model view, and thenclick Scheduler.

Figure 119 Scheduler panel



Grouping schedules for display


Field descriptions

Data displayed on the Scheduler panel includes:

Name: The name of the process and scan.

State: The state of the job. Valid values are: Idle and Running.

Progress:

Start: Specifies whether the job is scheduled to be run automatically or manually.

Schedule: Specifies the frequency and time interval during which a job is run.

Last Run: Specifies the date and time that the last scan was run.

Next Run: Specifies the date and time of the next scan for a job.

Additional Details: Specifies the path and file name of the job or comments.

Grouping schedules for displayTo group schedules for display

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, and then click Scheduler.


2 On the Scheduler panel, click the Grouping drop-down list, and then select one of thefollowing:

– Target: Groups and displays scheduled jobs alphabetically according to targetprocessor type

– Type: Groups and displays scheduled jobs alphabetically according to job type.

– None: Displays scheduled jobs alphabetically regardless of target or type.

Settings take effect immediately.



Managing schedules


Managing schedules

Tasks that you can perform to set up and manage job schedules include:

Scheduling a new job

Deleting a scheduled job

Restoring a deleted job

Exporting a list of scheduled jobs to XML


Importing items from cron.txt


To schedule a new job



2 On the Scheduler panel, click Manage, and then select Create New Job.

The Job Properties dialog box is displayed.

Figure 120 Job properties






Job Type. Specifies the type of a job to be run. Valid job types are:

– Start Batch: Runs the batch file or executable.

– Execute Script: Builds a script request and sends it to the target processor.

– Send Command for Vue: Sends the command once per well in the evaluated vue.

– Execute Script for Vue: Sends the script request once for each evaluated vue.

– Flush Comm Statistics: Sends the comm flush command.

– Send Arguments for Vue: Sends magic, processor specific arguments for eachwell in vue.

Job Name. Identifies the task.

Vue Evaluation Database. Database server name; for example, BEAMDBSERVER.

Target Process. Processor name; for example, BEAMPROCESSOR.

Command. Describes the action to be performed.

Simultaneous Requests.

Vue Name. Specifies the .vue file used to select which entities to perform the actionupon.

Startup State. Specifies the state of a job when it starts. Valid Startup States are:

– Disabled

– Manual– Automatic

Message Priority: Choose one of the following from the drop-down list:

– Default

– Lowest

– Low

– Normal

– High

– Highest

4 To add a frequency schedule, do the following:

A On the Job Properties dialog box, click Add Frequency Schedule.






Figure 121 Properties dialog box for frequency schedule

B Do the following:

Enter the appropriate Frequency,

Adjust the End Time and Start Time as necessary.

C Click Save.

5 To add a daily schedule, do the following:

A On the Job Properties dialog box, click Add Daily Schedule.


Figure 122 Properties dialog box for daily schedule

B Adjust the Time, and then click Save.

6 To add a weekly schedule, do the following:

A On the Job Properties dialog box, click Add Weekly Schedule.


Figure 123 Properties dialog box for weekly schedule





B Do the following:

Adjust the Time as necessary.

Select the appropriate Day using the drop-down list.

C Click Save.

7 To add a monthly schedule, do the following:

A On the Job Properties dialog box, click Add Monthly Schedule.


Figure 124 Properties dialog box for monthly schedule

B Do the following:

Adjust the Time as necessary.

In the Day Number text box, type a number that represents the day of the monthon which the schedule the job.

C Click Save.

8 On the Job Properties dialog box, click Save.


To delete a scheduled job



2 On the Scheduler panel, right-click the job that you want to delete, and then selectRemove.

The selected job is removed from the Scheduler panel.






To restore a deleted job



2 On the Scheduler panel, click Manage, and then select Restore Deleted Job.


Figure 125 Archive dialog box for deleted jobs

3 Select the job to be restored, and then click Restore Selected Item.

The deleted job is displayed in the Scheduler panel.

Exporting a list of scheduled jobs to XML

To export the list to XML



2 On the Scheduler panel, click Manage, and then select Export List to XML.

A Windows Save As dialog box is displayed.

3 Browse to the location where you want to save the list, and then click Save.






To import items from XML



2 On the Scheduler panel, click Manage, and then select Import Items from XML.

A Windows Open dialog box is displayed.

3 Browse to the location of the XML file that you want to import, and then click Open.

Importing items from cron.txt

To import items from cron.txt



2 On the Scheduler panel, click Manage, and then select Import Items from cron.txt.

An Windows Open dialog box is displayed.

3 Browse to the location of the .txt file that you want to import, and then click Open.

Using the context menu on the Scheduler panel

When you right-click a message on the Schedule panel, the following menu is displayed:



Modifying a job schedule


Figure 126 Scheduler context menu

Use the Scheduler context menu to perform the following tasks:


Viewing history

Manually updating a job status


To modify a job schedule



2 On the Scheduler panel, double-click a job or right-click a job, and then select Properties.

The Job Properties panel for the selected job is displayed.



Viewing history


Figure 127 Job properties example

3 Change the values as necessary, and then click Save.

The job is updated immediately.

Viewing history

The following archives are available via the context menu of the Scheduler panel:

Configuration History: Displays history of job configurations and allows you to revert aconfiguration to a previous version

Run History: Displays history of manually run jobs including their average scan time,number of items processed, number of good requests, and the number of bad requests

Command History: Displays history of manually requested commands (for example, Run

Now, Pause, Resume, and Cancel) for the selected job

To view configuration history



2 On the Scheduler panel, right-click a job, and then select Configuration History on thecontext menu.




Viewing history


Figure 128 Archive dialog box with Configuration History for a selected job

3 Select the job for which you want to see history, and then click Revert to Selected

Revision.

To view run history



2 On the Scheduler panel, right-click a job, and then select Run History on the contextmenu.


Figure 129 Archive dialog box with Run History for a selected job





To view manual job command history



2 On the Scheduler panel, right-click a job, and then select Command History on thecontext menu.


Figure 130 Archive dialog box with manual Command History for a selected job


To manually update a Job status



2 On the Scheduler panel, right-click a job, and then use the context menu to do one ofthe following:

To run the selected job, select Run Now.

To stop the selected job, select Pause.

No messages are sent out for the selected job. However, messages already in theprocessor queue still will be processed.

To restart the selected job, select Resume.





To cancel the selected job, select Cancel.

No messages are sent out for the selected job. However, messages already in theprocessor queue still will be processed.

The updated status is automatically displayed in the panel.



Chapter 10

Chapter 10 User security and roles 155

10User security and roles

This chapter describes how to manage users and their roles using the LOWIS Admin clienttool.

About users and roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Displaying list of connected users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Sending messages to users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Sending messages to all LOWIS Admin and LOWIS client users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Sending messages to all LOWIS Admin client users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Sending messages to all LOWIS client users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Viewing message history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Assigning permissions for a role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Importing user permissions using an XML file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Exporting user permissions using an XML file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Setting/Viewing user permission properties of unknown entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Adding a user action for unknown entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Viewing history of unknown entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Deleting unknown entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Managing user roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Searching for users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Browsing for users on the local computer or in the active folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Assigning a user or user group to a role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Deleting a user or user group from a role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Restoring a deleted user or user group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Adding a user role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Cloning a user role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Deleting a user role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Restoring a deleted user role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Resetting the user role cache. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Using the context menu on the Users panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Viewing connection history for a selected user. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Viewing connection history for all users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Sending a message to a selected client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS Admin and all LOWIS client users . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS Admin client users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS client users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174View message history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174






About users and roles


About users and roles

This section proves procedures for performing basic tasks associated with the Users option.

The following tasks are discussed:

Displaying list of connected users

Sending messages to users

Assigning permissions for a role

Managing user roles

Displaying list of connected users

To display list of connected users

1 In the navigation tree, expand a server model view, and then click Users.

Figure 131 Users option

The Users panel is displayed.

Figure 132 Users

The Users panel displays the currently opened LOWIS Admin clients and LOWIS Desktopclients. Also, this panel displays the user name, machine name (Connected From),connection time, idle time, and group name (Member of ).






Using the Messaging command on the Users panel, you can send messages to all LOWISAdmin and LOWIS client users. After messages are sent, they are archived in the LOWISAdmin database.

Tasks specific to sending messages to users include:

Sending messages to all LOWIS Admin and LOWIS client users

Sending messages to all LOWIS Admin client users

Sending messages to all LOWIS client users

Viewing message history

Sending messages to all LOWIS Admin and LOWIS client users

To send messages to all LOWIS Admin and LOWIS client users



2 On the Users panel, click Messaging, and then select Message All Clients.

The Send Message dialog box is displayed.

3 Type a message in the Message pane, and then click Send Message.

The message will be emailed to all users that are listed in the Recipients pane.

Sending messages to all LOWIS Admin client users

To send a message to all LOWIS Admin client users



2 On the Users panel, click Messaging, and then select Message All Admin Clients.







The message will be emailed to all LOWIS Admin users that are listed in the Recipientspane.


To send a message to all LOWIS client users



2 On the Users panel, click Messaging, and then select Message All Admin Clients.



The message will be emailed to all LOWIS Admin users that are listed in the Recipientspane.

Viewing message history

Use this option to display a list of messages sent by all users of the LOWIS Admin tool andLOWIS client.

To view message history



2 On the Users panel, click Messaging, and then select Message History.

The Message History dialog box is displayed.






The User Permissions option, enables you to assign permissions for a role. Both users anduser groups can be added to roles.

To access the User Permissions option, click a server model in the navigation panel, clickUsers, and then click User Permissions.

The User Permissions panel, is displayed.

Figure 133 User permissions

Tasks specific to assigning permissions for a role include:

Importing user permissions using an XML file

Exporting user permissions using an XML file

Setting/Viewing user permission properties of unknown entries

Adding a user action for unknown entries

Viewing history of unknown entries

Deleting unknown entries


To import user permissions

1 On the User Permission panel, right-click a node or sub-node, and then select Import

Here.

The Import Permissions dialog box is displayed.





Figure 134 Import permissions dialog box


In the File text box, enter the path to the XML file that you want to import.

Click Browse to locate the file.

3 Choose one of the following Options:

Use inheritance from file.

Set all imported permission nodes to inherit.

Set all imported permission nodes to not inherit.

4 To import explicit permissions, accept the default Import explicit permissions.

By default, the Import explicit permissions check box is selected.

5 To prevent the application from automatically creating user roles that do not exist, clearthe Create user roles that do not exist check box.

6 Using the Duplicates drop-down list, do one of the following:

To import entries that are different from existing entries, select Do not import

duplicates.

No duplicates are imported.

To update the permissions for entries having matching IDs in the target folder, andthen import the file using the permissions specified in the import file, select Update

entries that exist in the target folder.

To move a duplicate entry that resides anywhere in the tree to the target folder, andthen update its permissions to match those specified in the imported file, select Move

conflicting entries to target folder and update.





7 Click Import.


To export user permissions

1 On the User Permission panel, right-click a node or sub-node, and then select Export

Tree.

A Windows Save As dialog box is displayed.

2 Enter a File name, and then click Save.

User permissions are additive. For example, if a user is in two groups and one group has

permission, the user has permission in both groups.

Additionally, permissions are inherited from parent items unless overridden.

If a client requests a permission that is not configured, it is added to the “UnknownEntries” group.

Permissions take effect immediately, but LOWIS panes requires closing/reopening torefresh.


To set/view user permission properties of unknown entries

1 On the User Permissions panel, right-click an expanded item of an unknown entry.

The User Permission context menu is displayed.





Figure 135 User permissions — context menu at unknown entries

2 Select Properties.

The Permission Properties dialog box is displayed.

Figure 136 User permissions: properties

3 Select and available role, and then click to add the available roles in the ExplicitPermission list to assign a permission level of screen identifier to the selected user role,if required.

Note Click to delete the role listed in the Explicit Permission list.





4 Click Save to save all the permissions properties, and then click Close to close thePermission Properties dialog box.

Note Administrators can enable/disable access to elements/components in the client for user rolesusing the Permission Properties dialog box.


To add user action for unknown entries

1 Right-click on expanded items of unknown entries.


2 Select New Action.

The New Action dialog box is displayed.

Figure 137 User permissions: new action

3 Enter an action ID in the Action ID text box.

4 Click Add to add the action for the screen identifier.

The action is added as sub node under the selected screen identifier.

Viewing history of unknown entries

To view history of unknown entries



2 Select History.

The history of permissions given to a particular screen is displayed in the Archive dialogbox.





Figure 138 User permissions: history

Note Click Revert to Selected Revision to reset the selected entry according to selected item in theArchive dialog box.


To delete unknown entries



2 Select Delete.

The selected entry is deleted.

Note Click Restore Deleted Item in the context menu to restore the deleted entry.



Managing user roles


Managing user roles

Using the User Roles option, you can manage the following tasks related to user roles:

Searching for users

Browsing for users on the local computer or in the active folder

Assigning a user or user group to a role

Deleting a user or user group from a role

Restoring a deleted user or user group

Adding a user role

Cloning a user role

Deleting a user role

Restoring a deleted user role

Resetting the user role cache

To access the User Roles option, click a server model in the navigation tree, and then clickUser Roles.

The User Roles panel is displayed.

Figure 139 User roles: search tab



Searching for users


Searching for users

To search for users

1 On the Search tab, in the Query text box, type the data that you want to search for.

Note Wildcard characters are also supported as valid data.

2 Using the Search Type drop-down list, select the type of search criteria on which youwant to perform the search. Valid search criteria types are:

– Name. Performs the search according to the display name of users.

– First Name. Performs the search according to the first name of users.

– Last Name. Performs the search according to the last name of users.

– User Name. Performs the search according to the login name of users.

– All. Performs the search according to Name, First, Last, and User name.

3 In the Search Domains list, select the domain on which to conduct the search.

4 To perform the search for users based on input given above, click the Start Search button.

Note The Start Search and Cancel Search button are toggle buttons.

5 To immediately stop the search for users based on input given above, click the Cancel

Search button.

Browsing for users on the local computer or in the active folder

To browse for users on the local computer or in the active folder

1 Click the Browse tab to select the local active folder.

2 Expand a library to locate the active folder or your local computer.





Figure 140 User roles: browse tab

3 Continue to expand folders until you locate the required user.


To assign a user or user group to a role

After locating the required user or user group using the Search or Browse tab, select it,and then drag and drop it to the User Role panel under the appropriate User Role.

Deleting a user or user group from a role

To delete a user or user group from a role

On the User Roles panel, under the appropriate User Role, right-click the user or usergroup that you want to remove, and then select Remove User.

The user or user group is remove from the user role.






To restore a deleted user or user group

1 On the User Roles panel, right-click the user role from the user or user group was

removed, and then select Restore Deleted User.

The Archive dialog box is displayed with a list of previously deleted users.

2 Select the user or user group that you want to restore, and then click Restore Selected

Item.

The user or user group is added the selected user role.

Adding a user role

To add a user role

1 On the User Roles panel, click Add Role.

The Add Role dialog box is displayed.

Figure 141 Add role

2 Type a name in the Role Name text box, and then click Add.

Cloning a user role

To clone a user role

1 On the User Roles panel, right-click the role that you want to clone, and then select Clone

Role.

The Clone Role <“User Role”> dialog box is displayed.





Figure 142 Clone role

2 Type a name in the New Role Name text box, and then click Clone.

If the operation is successful, the new user role including the same users andpermissions as the original role is added to the server and displayed on the User Rolespanel. A message confirming the completion of the action is displayed in the log area ofthe LOWIS Admin window.

If the operation is unsuccessful, a message indicating the failure is displayed in the logarea.


To delete a user role

On the User Roles panel, right-click the user role that you want to remove, and thenselect Remove Role.

The selected user role is removed from the User Roles panel.

Restoring a deleted user role

To restore a deleted user role

1 On the User Roles panel, click Restore Deleted Role.

The Archive dialog box is displayed with a list of previously removed user roles.

2 Select the user role that you want to restore, and then click Restore Selected Item.

The user role is added the User Roles panel.






To reset the role cache

1 On the User Roles panel, click Reset Role Cache.

The Reset Role Cache dialog box is displayed with a message indicating that the serverside role cache will be reset.

2 To reset the role cache, click OK.

Using the context menu on the Users panel

When you right-click a user on the Users panel, the following menu is displayed:

Figure 143 Users context menu

Use the Users context menu to perform the following tasks:

Viewing connection history for a selected user

Viewing connection history for all users

Sending a message to a selected client

Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS Admin and all LOWIS client users

Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS Admin client users

Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS client users

View message history

Viewing connection history for a selected user

This option enables you to view the connection history for a single user as illustratedbelow.








To send a message to a selected client

1 Right-click the Users panel, and then choose Message Selected Client.




Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS Admin and all LOWIS client users


1 Right-click the Users panel, and then choose Message All Clients.




Broadcasting a message to all LOWIS Admin client users


1 Right-click the Users panel, and then choose Message All Admin Clients.










1 Right-click the Users panel, and then choose Message All LOWIS Clients.




View message history

To history of all messages sent

1 Right-click the Users panel, and then choose Message History.

The Message History dialog box is displayed.



Index 175

Index

AActions 51

activate license 30

Admin Host server 11

architecture 11

authentication 20

Bbacklogged jobs 109

buttons 38, 51

Ccolumns 94

Configuration

LOWIS Admin client Configuration panel 45

LOWIS Admin client Messages panel 46

LOWIS Admin client navigation tree view 49

LOWIS Admin client Processes panel 47

LOWIS Admin client Scheduler panel 48

connection history 171Context menu 171

current license 26

custom font 46

Ddatabase, resize 31

domain password 112

EEmail options 59Export List to XML 148

Exporting all nodes to an INI file 53

Ffilter dialogs 100

Filters 51

Ggenerate license 28

Hhistory 172

connection 171

revision 97

Host Components option 116

IImport Items from

cron.txt 149

XML 149

Importing an item from an INI file 53

INI file

exporting 53

importing 53

JJob Status

codes 105

update 153

Kkeyboard actions 37

L

license 26activate 30

counts 27

current 26

generate 28

status 26

License manager options 62

local server 21

LOWIS Admin Client 11

configuring 71

Index




installing 14

interface 36

logging on 20

setup 14, 16

starting 20

LOWIS Admin client Configuration panel 45

LOWIS Admin client Messages panel 46

LOWIS Admin client navigation tree view 49LOWIS Admin client Processes panel 47

LOWIS Admin client Scheduler panel 48

Mmessage

broadcasting 173

history 159

sending 158

message viewer 46

Messaging command 158

mouse actions 37

NNavigation tree, configuring 49

New workflow 72

OODBC settings 95

PProcess launcher options 62

processes

add licensed protocols 139

add template processes 139

change start oder 138

create 136

export to XML 137

import from csLaunch.txt 138

import from XML 137

restart 135

restore deleted 137

start 135

stop 135

update status 138

Processes option 132

RReconfigure RTU type options 31

reconnect server 113

Refresh button 38

remote LOWIS Admin server 21

resize database 31, 32

Restore button 39

Restore Deleted Job 148

Restoring a deleted section 52

revision history 97

SSave button 38

Scheduler option 142

Scheduler options 63

schedules 144

Searching the LOWIS configuration system 51

Security options 65

server

add 21

Server properties 65

status

license 26

preferences 106

systemcommands 51

language 99

settings 98

Ttoolbar commands 39

trusted connection 96

U

unit of measure 75add 75

restoring 77

Unknown entries 162

upgrade LOWIS 14

User roles 166

Users option 157

UserToRoleMap.sec.xml 14

Vview license status 26

Viewing summary of recent configuration changes 53

Wwell

conditions 91

groupings 87

Wellbore Diagram

server store location 99

store to server 99



Index 177

store to server only 99

wizard

lists 102

settings 101

WSM 101

workflow

adding 72

creating 72default 73

restoring 74

WSM wizard 101

XXML 160, 162

