Setting global security options

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Use the following procedure to restrict access to specified areas or functions of your Creative Solutions Accounting software when the Global and client-level security option has been selected for your firm (on the Firm tab of the Setup > System Configuration > Administration dialog).

  1. Choose Setup > System Configuration > Administration to open the Administration dialog.
  2. On the Firm tab of the Administration dialog, enter the master password you specified during installation and then click the Continue button.
  3. Click the Security tab.
  4. Mark the checkbox for any program functions for which you want to restrict user access. Only users who know and enter the master password will be able to open the restricted areas of the program. When you highlight an option by clicking it, a brief explanation of that option appears in the description box of the Security dialog.
  5. Click the Done button to save the changes and close the dialog.

The Groups and Staff tabs appear in the Administration dialog in place of the Security tab when Engagement CS is installed or when the Staff-level security option is selected on the Firm tab of the dialog. Note also that when using staff-level security, you must define the privileges for groups from the Groups Privileges dialog (accessible from the Groups tab of the Administration dialog). For more details, see Setting up user-specific security access in CSA.

See also: Setting up a master password

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