Server setup

Server setup option gives the possibility to configure CloudaIDE server as a whole.

Figure 5.

CloudIDE Administration Application "Setup" form

Compatibility level

(read only) Server objects compatibility level

SMTP Host Address

address of the SMTP server used by system to send e-mails

SMTP Host Port

port of the SMTP server used by system to send e-mails

SMTP Authentication Username

name of the user used to authenticate to SMTP server

SMTP Authentication Password

password of the user used to authenticate to SMTP server

Use SSL/TLS

• yes – encrypted connection
• no – plain connection
• after connection is established (STARTLS) – switch to encrypted mode after establishing a connection

Default Email From address

an address substituted into e-mail from field if it is empty

URL of the User Self service

URL of the User Self service application

Registering applications

The "Applications" option gives the possibility to register and set properties of an applications

Figure 6.

CloudIDE Administration Application "Applications" form

To register an application fill in the following application data:

Code

the code of an application from application configuration file

Requires Grant

the right to use this application has to be granted for a particular user

Authentication Method

one of four values:

• None – no user authentication is requested
• Table – system stores the password data in the CloudaIDE table
• Database – system uses user database account data to authenticate an user
• CAS – system uses the password data in the CloudaIDE, but the authentication is carried out by CAS. This gives Single Sign On capability
• Default User – user selected in the default user list is logged in when application is called. This method is suitable for development and desktop installations

BIRT URL

URL of BIRT reporting server (including trailing slash)

CAS URL

URL of CAS authentication server (including trailing slash)

The administrator enters also a list of authorizations recognizable by the application. Authorization Code is the code that can be granted to a user.

Forms, blocks and non-database items have Authorizations property. It can be set in the designer. The property lists (one per line) all the Authorization Codes, that protect the element. If user does not have any of required Authorization Codes then the element is not created on the client. If the list is empty then the element is not protected by authorization mechanism.

User Management

Figure 7.

CloudIDE Administration Application "Users" form

After choosing the “Users” option the administrator can manage users data and privileges

Login

users login – always in lower case

Active

has to be checked to let user log-in to any protected application. After user self-registration this checkbox is unchecked. The admin has to accept the user

Blocked

if for any reason the user is not allowed to log-in this checkbox is checked

Email Verified

user responded to e-mail verification e-mail message

Email

stored in lower case

By checking "Granted" checkbox in "Application Access" table the administrator grants the access to an application, that requires grant.

By checking "Granted" checkbox in "Authorizations" table the administrator grants an authorization (if the application has any) to the user.

Sessions

Sessions Form displays information about user sessions

Figure 8.

CloudIDE Administration Application "Sessions" form

System Log

System Log form displays system log entries

Figure 9.

CloudIDE Administration Application "Log" form

User self administration

User self administration utility (cru) lets the user to:

• register and account
• restore forgotten password

Figure 10.

CloudIDE User Registration Service