Administrative Settings

The Administrative Tools can be used either in a Single User or Network User context. These tools allow an administrator to set rules that restrict or assist users of various skill levels and job responsibilities with making selections from, and edits to, the Geodetic Data Source (geodata.xml).  The Administrative Settings would typically be set by a skilled user in a management role.  The Administrative settings are all found under Options>Administrative Settings.  Settings available to the Administrative user are:

• Password Access to lock workspaces and settings into place

• Datasource Filters to narrow down the options of available definitions in the geodetic data source

• Custom Areas of Use areas to help a user select an appropriate coordinate transformation, coordinate system, and horizontal datum

• Areas of Use controls to determine whether Areas of Use should be applied during coordinate transformation and object selection

• Datasource Validation through digital signature

• Locking the Workspace

• Locking the Datasource to set all the Administrative Settings in place

• Locking Spatial Databases

• Locking Text Schemes

• Null Datum Transformations

• Transformations that Affect Height

• Disable "via intermediate" category

• Disable Manual Transformations