OpenLab CDS roles

OpenLab CDS provides 7 pre-defined roles. The following tables list the privileges that are associated with each OpenLab CDS role.

System Administrator

Privilege Description

Manage printers

Add/remove printers and print server

Edit activity log properties

Change the Activity log Settings in the Control Panel (that is, turn logging on for the System Activity Log)

Create administrative reports

Create any of the system admin reports

Manage system components

Install/remove components (applications)

Manage security

Change security settings and edit (add, change etc) users, groups, and roles.

Note: A user with this privilege can grant himself access to all settings in Shared Services. Be careful who you grant the Manage Security privilege.

Manage instrument controllers

Edit Instrument Controllers in the Control Panel

Unlock any locked UI

Close the Control Panel and restart as another user

View Activity Log

View the activity log

Instrument Administrator

Privilege Description

View instrument or location

View and access a location in the tree and view location properties; cannot edit access security

Manage instrument or location

Create, move, and delete instruments and instrument locations, and edit properties (name, description, etc.)

Manage instrument or location access

User can view and edit the location access settings

Run instrument

User can start an instrument session

Service instrument

User can lock or unlock an instrument (to service it)

Project Administrator

Privilege Description

View project or project group

View a project and project details but cannot edit Note: This privilege is required for all users.

Manage project or project group

Create, move, edit, and delete projects and project groups, and edit project properties, but cannot access settings

Edit content of project

Create new versions of documents (e.g., data, methods, or templates)

Manage project or project group access

View and edit the project access settings

E-Signature Sign Data Files

Sign data files

Project Content Deletion

Privilege Description

Delete content of project

Delete content associated with a project

Instrument User

Privilege Description

View instrument or location

View and access a location in the tree, but not edit access security, can view properties

Run instrument

Start an instrument session, only if the user also has the View Project or project group privilege

Activity Log Access

Privilege Description

View Activity Log

Access the activity log

Technician

Privilege Description

View project or project group

View a project and project details but cannot edit Note: This privilege is required for all users.

Create and modify sample prep

View, edit, and save an autosampler sample prep file

Create and modify acquisition method

Create, edit and save an acquisition method file (*.amx)

Save result set method

Save changes to a processing method in the result set folder

Edit sample information

Edit information in the Injection List window

Create and modify sequence

Create, edit and save sequences (*.sqx)

Edit users own running sequences

Edit your own running sequences (status Acquiring in the Run Queue)

Manual control (only when instrument idle)

Access manual control functions while the instrument is idle

MS autotune

Perform MS autotune and check tune

Reprocess data

Reprocess injections or result sets

Do manual compound identification

Manually assign a compound to a peak

Do manual integration

Activate manual integration in the Chromatograms window

Do manual chromatogram extraction

Enable manual extraction of chromatogram

Do manual spectrum extraction

Enable manual extraction of spectrum

Do manual MS library search

Enable manual search of MS library

Print results reports

Print the results reports

Edit content of project

Create new versions of documents (e.g., data, methods, or templates)

Access Custom Tools section

Access the Custom Tools section

Disable/enable calibration points

Disable or enable calibration points from the context menu or from the table

Request access

Access the Request access button in the run queue and submit a request to access the sequence for editing or the run queue for reordering

Modify instrument configuration in CDS Client

Change instrument configuration in CDS Client.

Chemist

Privilege Description

View project or project group

View a project and project details but cannot edit Note: This privilege is required for all users.

Create and modify sample prep

View, edit, and save an autosampler sample prep file

Create and modify acquisition method

Create, edit and save an acquisition method file (*.amx)

Create processing method

Create a new processing method (*.pmx), or save a method under a new name

Save master method

Save changes to a processing method in the Methods folder

Save result set method

Save changes to a processing method in the result set folder

Edit sample information

Edit information in the Injection List window

Edit integration parameters

View and edit the parameters in the Integration Events section of a method

Edit identification parameters

View and edit the parameters in the Compounds > Identification section of a method

Edit chromatogram extraction parameters

View and edit the parameters in the Extraction > Chromatogram section of a method

Edit spectrum extraction parameters

View and edit the parameters in the Extraction > Spectrum Extraction section of a method

Edit MS library search parameters

View and edit the parameters in the MS Library Search section of a method

Edit calibration parameters

View and edit the parameters in the Compounds > Calibration section of a method

Edit spectra parameters

View and edit the parameters in the Compounds > Spectra section of a method

Edit system suitability parameters

View and edit the parameters in the Compounds > System Suitability section of method

Edit custom calculation parameters

View and edit the parameters in the Tools > Custom Calculation section of a method

Edit signal parameters

View and edit the parameters in the General > Signals section of a method

 

Edit sample purity parameters

View and edit the parameters in the Sample Purity Results window.

Edit reporting parameters

View and edit the parameters in the Reports > Injection Report section of a method

Edit general parameters

View and edit the parameters in the General > Properties section of a method

Edit scripting parameters

View, edit, and run scripts automatically from Tools > Scripts section of a method.

Load older master method

Load an older master method

Create report template

Create and edit report templates in the Reporting view

Unlock/lock report template items

Lock and unlock report template items (tables, chromatograms, groups of items, ...) to control who is allowed to modify those

Validate report template

Confirm usage of report templates that have been modified outside OpenLab CDS

Create and modify sequence template

Create, edit and save sequence creation templates (*.stx)

Create and modify sequence

Create, edit and save sequences (*.sqx)

Edit users own running sequences

Edit your own running sequences (status Acquiring in the Run Queue)

Edit method override parameters

Edit the method override parameters.

Review audit trail

Confirm that you reviewed a changed audit trail

Add manual audit trail entry

Add a manual entry to document your own actions in the audit trail

Change method audit trail settings

Edit and save method audit trail settings (project properties in the Control Panel)

Manual control (only when instrument idle)

Access manual control functions while the instrument is idle

MS autotune and manual tuning

Access all MS tune and maintenance functionality, including manual tune, autotune, and check tune

Reprocess data

Reprocess injections or result sets

Do manual compound identification

Manually assign a compound to a peak

Do manual integration

Activate manual integration in the Chromatograms window

Do manual chromatogram extraction

Enable manual extraction of chromatogram

Do manual spectrum extraction

Enable manual extraction of spectrum

Do manual MS library search

Enable manual search of MS library

Update master processing method

Save changes from a result set method to the corresponding master processing method in the Methods folder

Create new result set

Combine single samples or sequences from different sources in a new, self-assembled result set

Launch Custom Calculation Editor

Start the Custom Calculation Editor from Data Analysis

Print results reports

Print the results reports

Delete sequence templates

Delete sequence templates (*.stx) files in the Data Selection view of Data Analysis

Delete methods

Delete processing methods (*.pmx) or acquisition methods (*.amx) in the Data Selection view of Data Analysis

Delete report templates

Delete report templates (*.rdl) in the Data Selection view of Data Analysis

Export data

Export data into an OpenLab archive (*.olax)

Import data

Import data from OpenLab archives (*.olax) into the OpenLab system

Edit content of project

Create new versions of documents (e.g., data, methods, or templates)

Manage project or project group

Create or edit project properties and move the project, but cannot access settings

Access Custom Tools section

Access the Custom Tools section

Review snapshot results

Create and view a snapshot of a running injection in Data Analysis

Disable/enable calibration points

Disable or enable calibration points from the context menu or from the table

Request access

Access the Request access button in the run queue and submit a request to access the sequence for editing or the run queue for reordering

Modify instrument configuration in CDS Client

Change instrument configuration in CDS Client.