OpenLab CDS roles

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

• System Administrator  
• Instrument Administrator
• Project Administrator
• Project Content Deletion
• Instrument User
• Activity Log Access
• Technician
• Chemist
• Everything

System Administrator

Privilege	Description
Create administrative reports	Create any of the system admin reports
Edit activity log properties	Change the Activity log Settings in the Control Panel (that is, turn logging on for the System Activity Log)
Manage instrument controllers	Edit Instrument Controllers in the Control Panel
Manage printers	Add/remove printers and print server
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 system components	Install/remove components (applications)
Unlock any locked UI	Log into another user's locked session
View Activity Log	View the activity log

Instrument Administrator

Privilege	Description
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)
View instrument or location	View and access a location in the tree and view location properties; cannot edit access security

Project Administrator

Privilege	Description
E-Signature Sign Data Files	Sign data files
Edit content of project	Create new versions of documents (e.g., data, methods, or templates)
Manage project or project group	Create, move, edit, and delete projects and project groups, and edit project properties, but cannot access settings
Manage project or project group access	View and edit the project access settings
View project or project group	View a project and project details but cannot edit Note: This privilege is required for all users.

Project Content Deletion

Privilege	Description
Delete content of project	Delete content associated with a project

Instrument User

Privilege	Description
Run instrument	Start an instrument session, only if the user also has the View Project or project group privilege
View instrument or location	View and access a location in the tree, but not edit access security, can view properties

Activity Log Access

Privilege	Description
View Activity Log	Access the activity log

Technician

Privilege	Description
Access Custom Tools section	Use custom ribbon groups and icons created in the Data Selection and Data Processing views of OpenLab Data Analysis
Cancel my pending run	Cancel own pending runs in the run queue
Create and modify acquisition method	Create, edit and save an acquisition method file (*.amx)
Create and modify sample prep	View, edit, and save an autosampler sample prep file
Create and modify sequence	Create, edit and save sequences (*.sqx)
Disable/enable calibration points	Disable or enable calibration points from the context menu or from the table
Do manual chromatogram extraction	Enable manual extraction of chromatogram
Do manual compound identification	Manually assign a compound to a peak
Do manual integration	Activate manual integration in the Chromatograms window
Do manual MS Spectral Deconvolution	Manually run MS spectral deconvolution, remove MS spectral deconvolution results
Do manual MS library search	Enable manual search of MS library
Do manual spectrum extraction	Enable manual extraction of spectrum
Edit content of project	Create new versions of documents (e.g., data, methods, or templates)
Edit sample information	Edit information in the Injection List window
Edit users own running sequences	Edit your own running sequences (status Acquiring in the Run Queue)
Enable Ad Hoc mode	Enable and disable Ad Hoc mode for an instrument
Manual control (only when instrument idle)	Access manual control functions while the instrument is idle
Modify instrument configuration in CDS Client	Change instrument configuration in CDS Client.
MS autotune	Perform MS autotune and check tune
Print results reports	Print the results reports
Reprocess data	Reprocess injections or result sets
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
Run single sample	Submit regular single samples
Save result set method	Save changes to a processing method in the result set folder
Use generic aquisition methods	Use acquisition methods that have the status Generic
Use generic processing methods	Use processing methods that have the status Generic
Use generic sample prep methods	Use sample prep methods that have the status Generic
View project or project group	View a project and project details but cannot edit Note: This privilege is required for all users.

Chemist

Privilege	Description
Access Custom Tools section	Access the Custom Tools section
Add manual audit trail entry	Add a manual entry to document your own actions in the audit trail
Cancel my pending run	Cancel own pending runs in the run queue
Change method audit trail settings	Edit and save method audit trail settings (project properties in the Control Panel)
Create and modify acquisition method	Create, edit and save an acquisition method file (*.amx)
Create and modify sample prep	View, edit, and save an autosampler sample prep file
Create and modify sequence	Create, edit and save sequences (*.sqx)
Create and modify sequence template	Create, edit and save sequence creation templates (*.stx)
Create new result set	Combine single samples or sequences from different sources in a new, self-assembled result set
Create processing method	Create a new processing method (*.pmx), or save a method under a new name
Create report template	Create and edit report templates in the Reporting view
Delete methods	Delete processing methods (*.pmx) or acquisition methods (*.amx) in the Data Selection view of Data Analysis. (Also requires the Project Management > Delete content of project privilege.)
Delete report templates	Delete report templates (*.rdl) in the Data Selection view of Data Analysis. (Also requires the Project Management > Delete content of project privilege.)
Delete sequence templates	Delete sequence templates (*.stx) files in the Data Selection view of Data Analysis. (Also requires the Project Management > Delete content of project privilege.)
Disable/enable calibration points	Disable or enable calibration points from the context menu or from the table
Do manual chromatogram extraction	Enable manual extraction of chromatogram
Do manual compound identification	Manually assign a compound to a peak
Do manual integration	Activate manual integration in the Chromatograms window
Do manual MS library search	Enable manual search of MS library
Do manual MS Spectral Deconvolution	Manually run MS spectral deconvolution, remove MS spectral deconvolution results
Do manual spectrum extraction	Enable manual extraction of spectrum
Edit calibration parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Compounds > Calibration section of a method
Edit chromatogram extraction parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Extraction > Chromatogram section of a method
Edit content of project	Create new versions of documents (e.g., data, methods, or templates)
Edit custom calculation parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Tools > Custom Calculation section of a method
Edit general parameters	View and edit the parameters in the General > Properties section of a method
Edit identification parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Compounds > Identification section of a method
Edit integration parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Integration Events section of a method
Edit method override parameters	Edit the method override parameters.
Edit MS library search parameters	View and edit the parameters in the MS Library Search section of a method
Edit MS Spectral Deconvolution parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Spectral Analysis > MS Spectral Deconvolution section of a method
Edit Post Processing Plugins parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Post Processing Plugins section of a method
Edit reporting parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Reports > Injection Report section of a method
Edit sample information	Edit information in the Injection List window
Edit sample purity parameters	View and edit the parameters in the MS Sample Purity section of a method
Edit signal parameters	View and edit the parameters in the General > Signals section of a method
Edit spectra parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Compounds > Spectra section of a method
Edit spectrum extraction parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Extraction > Spectrum Extraction section of a method
Edit system suitability parameters	View and edit the parameters in the Compounds > System Suitability section of method
Edit users own running sequences	Edit your own running sequences (status Acquiring in the Run Queue)
Enable Ad Hoc mode	Enable and disable Ad Hoc mode for an instrument
Export data	Export data into an OpenLab archive (*.olax)
Import data	Import data from OpenLab archives (*.olax) into the OpenLab system
Launch Custom Calculation Editor	Start the Custom Calculation Editor from Data Analysis
Load older master method	Load an older master method
Manage project or project group	Create or edit project properties and move the project, but cannot access settings
Manual control (only when instrument idle)	Access manual control functions while the instrument is idle
Modify instrument configuration in CDS Client	Change instrument configuration in CDS Client.
MS autotune and manual tuning	Access all MS tune and maintenance functionality, including manual tune, autotune, and check tune
Print results reports	Print the results reports
Reprocess data	Reprocess injections or result sets
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
Review audit trail	Confirm that you reviewed a changed audit trail
Review snapshot results	From Acquisition, open a currently running sample in Data Analysis
Run priority sample	Submit Priority single samples
Run single sample	Submit regular single samples
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
Unlock/lock report template items	Lock and unlock report template items (tables, chromatograms, groups of items, ...) to control who is allowed to modify those
Update master processing method	Save changes from a result set method to the corresponding master processing method in the Methods folder
Use generic acquisition methods	Submit runs using acquisition methods with a generic method status. This is only applicable to OpenLab CDS Workstation Plus.
Use generic processing methods	Process data using a processing method with a generic method status. This is only applicable to OpenLab CDS Workstation Plus.
Use generic sample prep methods	Submit runs using sample prep methods with a generic method status. This is only applicable to OpenLab CDS Workstation Plus.
Use Integration Optimizer	Use the user interface modules in the Integration Optimizer layout
Validate report template	Confirm usage of report templates that have been modified outside OpenLab CDS
View project or project group	View a project and project details but cannot edit Note: This privilege is required for all users.