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Version: 24.1

IDE User Manager

About​

The IDE User Manager is the app that lets you create and edit IDE Users. Use it to grant other team members access to the HELIO IDE.

Adding IDE Users​

  1. Use the 'Add' button to create new IDE Users.
  2. Choose a Username which will get used internally to identify the user
  3. Choose Displayname which will be displayed in the Sign In dialog.
  4. Set a secure Password.
  5. Press Save to store the new IDE User. You can now start signing into the IDE with it.

IDE & HMI Users – What’s the difference?

Before we start, it is important to understand the difference between IDE Users and HMI Users in HELIO. Let's have a look at their differences:

IDE UsersHMI Users

Who?

You and your team will using their IDE Users to authenticate and sign into the HELIO IDE.

Once your HMI is deployed to the actual machine, the operators in the factory will sign in as HMI Users.

When?

While you are developing & engineering the HMI.

Once your HMI is deployed to the actual machine and running inside the factory.

Where?

Use the IDE User Manager to define and configure IDE Users.

Use the HMI Users View of the Project Editor to define and configure Initial HMI Users & Roles for your project.

Limitations

IDE Users are only used for signing into the IDE. They can NOT be used to sign into an HMI.

HMI users are only used for signing into an HMI. They can NOT be used to sign into the HELIO IDE.

Guides

Signing Into the HELIO IDE for the First TimeAccess Control