Set Up Partitions

Partitions work by separating objects into autonomous segments. This capability allows various organizations to share the application while maintaining discrete control of their own subsystems. Typically, a system administrator defines which partitions exist in the system, while items created by Entré users default to the partition of the user.

Partitions must be enabled in your software license. Contact your DMP dealer or representative for more information.

Set Up a Partition

1. Go to Advanced > Customers.

2. Select Add.

3. Name the partition and enter comments as needed.

   • Note: The Partition number is an automatically generated identification number.

4. Select Save and Close.

5. Repeat the preceding steps to create as many partitions as needed.

Assign a Partition to Hardware Devices

1. Go to Configuration > Hardware.

2. Edit a device, then go to Location.

3. In Partition, select a partition created in "Set up a partition".

Assign Parent Devices to Partitions

The following administrative step assigns parent devices to partitions. When a partitioned user adds items to Entré, the objects are automatically assigned to the user's partition.

1. Go to Configuration > Operator Profiles.

2. Double-click a profile.

3. Select a partition, complete the profile configuration, then press Save and Close.

4. To assign partitions to personnel, go to Management > Personnel. Double-click a personnel file.

5. Assign the personnel record to a partition.

6. Go to Logins and select Add.

7. Select the partition and configure the login as desired, then assign the profile to the login. For best results, verify the login and profile have the same partition.

8. Press Save and Close.

Assign Badges to a Partition

1. Go to Badges, then select Add or Edit.

2. In Partition, select a partition.

3. Select a partition for the schedule that will be used for the user code profile. For best results, verify that the same partition is used throughout. Press Save and Close.

4. Press Save and Close.

5. Log out of Entré then log in with the partitioned login.

6. Verify that adding an object defaults to the login's partition. Notice that objects previously made with a different partition should not show up.

   • Note: The partition associated with an event is generally set to correspond with the partition of its device with the following exceptions:

     • Any alarm duplicate or annotation has the same partition as the original alarm.

     • Device commands have the partition of the target device.

     • Audit records have the partition of the login (not the profile and not the partition of the modified record). The partition seen in the events module is the partition associated with the event, not necessarily the device partition.