This section describes the valid settings in Smart Materials, including project defaults, DBA settings, privileges, and product documentation.
On each screen in Smart Materials, you can check the valid settings that are relevant for the particular screen. Use the Valid Settings button on the toolbar to call the Valid Settings screen.
This screen shows all project defaults, DBA settings, privileges, CIPs, and visual attributes that are assigned to the current form. In addition, all documentation associated with the form is listed and can be directly accessed from this screen. Finally, the related reference entries (release notes) are displayed to give you a quick overview of all changes relevant for this module.
All these settings are usually done by the administrator. The user will just have read-only access to the valid settings screen.
The meaning of the project defaults, DBA settings, privileges, CIPs, and visual attributes is described in detail in the corresponding documentation. For a basic understanding, find a brief statement below.
Project Defaults - In many areas of Smart Materials, the workflows and the software behavior are controlled by parameter defaults for projects. These settings are project-specific and do not impact other projects.
DBA Settings - These are global settings and preferences that control the general behavior and processing of Smart Materials, independent of the login project or product group.
Privileges - Certain actions in Smart Materials require a granted privilege to allow users to perform these actions. For example, approval of a requisition can only be done by users with the privilege ER approval granted.
CIPs - Customer-installed procedures or functions provided with custom packages. CIPs can be customized to integrate your own logic for specific procedures. This requires consolidated knowledge of the corresponding Smart Materials functionality and programming skills.
VAs - Visual attributes can be defined to visualize the change of values/conditions by highlighting fields with a colored background.