At Ease For Workgroups 3.0: Definitions of Basic Terms

This article lists the definitions of some basic At Ease For Workgroups 3.0 terminology.
Workgroups
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Takes the basic version and adds network capability to allow schools and other lab-based customers to more easily manage a number of At Ease 3.0 machines. The workgroups version is also more customizable, and allows for many more users and setups.

Setups
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In At Ease 3.0 for Workgroups, a setup is a group of users, their files, and other setup specific options. The fundamental grouping of preferences in At Ease is done at the setup level.

Users
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This is a person that "logs into" At Ease 3.0 for Workgroups. Usually this means a specific individual, but can also be a group of people who all share the same access to documents. Users can belong to multiple setups. (Note that the basic product redefines setups to users. Thus, a User in the basic product is implemented as a paired combination of a Setup and a User.)

Finder Security
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Also known as desktop security, or restricted Finder security, this feature allows for some limited security imposed by At Ease while running the Finder.

Panels
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For At Ease 2.0, this was the two large folder-like windows that contained the buttons. In At Ease 3.0 for Workgroups, additional panels are being added for CD-ROM and floppy support.

Panes
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Not to be confused with panels, a pane is used in the At Ease Setup for Workgroups application to represent the various palette window states when editing a setup.

Superuser
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The primary administrator of At Ease 3.0 for Workgroups. This individual has all rights, including the ability to add Middle Level Administrators.

Middle Level Administrator (MLA)
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An individual, assigned to a particular setup, that can handle some routine administration. The actual rights are assigned by the superuser.
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012