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Technical
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Usernames and passwords are assigned for each user. A
mechanism is provided if you wish to use your network security
for PRISM so the user doesn't need to remember an additional
password. The username and password of the database are kept
hidden from the user to ensure data integrity.
The PRISM
Enterprise Manager allows you to create roles that manage
security with the PRISM software. These roles allow you to
restrict certain capabilities with the program if necessary.
Some examples of the types of privileges you set are listed
below (the list is a partial list of the privileges
available).
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Which columns
are viewable and editable
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Where they are
allowed to add records, delete records, edit records,
export, merge, etc.
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What book types
they will be allowed to view
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What book types
they will have write access to
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What books they
can delete
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What projects
they have read access to
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What projects
they have write access to
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If they are
permitted to check-out books locally
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If they are
permitted to modify reports and labels
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If they are
allowed to make system administrator changes such as
adding new columns
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Foreign Language
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PRISM will display and handle numbers and dates according to the
regional settings on the client's machine. For example, a Germany
setting would display 1.99 as 1,99 and February 17, 2001 as
17.02.2001.
Since you can define your
own columns in PRISM Enterprise Manager, you can define the columns
as metric columns if desired.
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Multiple
User Connections
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PRISM is a 32-bit application that can be run on Microsoft®
Windows®. A custom spreadsheet interface control was written by
CSSI specifically for PRISM to enhance performance. CSSI has
participated in the Microsoft Developer Network programs, Oracle
Developer programs, and Citrix Partner programs to stay current
with changing technology.
PRISM can also be used in a Microsoft Terminal Services (Remote
Desktop Connection) environment or with the Citrix® MetaFrame®
product. A utility is provided to allow the interactive merge
with communication devices to work in this type of environment.
For example this utility allows your scales to "talk"
with the Citrix server in order for data on the scale to be
passed to PRISM running on the Citrix server.
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Supported
Databases
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PRISM supports several databases depending on your needs and
infrastructure that may already be in place. The database is
hidden from the user so that knowledge of the database is not
required. PRISM contains mechanisms to avoid data contention
problems between users. The databases that PRISM currently
supports are:
Single user systems
typically use a SQL Express database. It is recommended that multiple
user systems use a Microsoft® SQL Server database.
Support for Oracle® will end in March 2010.
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PC Requirements
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PRISM uses memory efficiently and does not require much memory.
Your machine should have at least the minimum processor and
memory requirements recommended by Microsoft® for the operating
system you are using. Windows XP or Vista is recommended.
The PRISM application will need approximately ten megabytes
of free disk space. The PRISM help file takes an additional 100
megabytes of disk space (the help file can be placed on a
network shared if desired).
If you are a single user with a local database or a multiple
user who wishes to use the local check-out features, you will
need some additional disk space for the SQL Express installation and
database. The size of the database depends on your data tracking
needs.
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Server
Requirements
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Multiple user versions of PRISM are typically implemented with a
more powerful database on a server, such as SQL Server.
The server should have at least the minimum processor and
memory requirements recommended by Microsoft® for the operating
system you are using. The hard drive space required depends on
your data tracking needs. Please contact CSSI for an estimate of
your database size needs (usually 1 million records takes 1
gigabyte). A server is
not necessary in a single user environment.
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Other Topics
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PRISM Overview
Plant Breeding Overview
Experiment and Analysis Overview
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