WEBDEV Concepts

132 Part 4: Advanced concepts 4.3 Displaying statistics You can get site usage statistics by user for a specific period. 4.4 Migrating data From version 19, the User Groupware has been optimized. The data files used by the User Groupware have changed. The User Groupware administrator can migrate the existing data to the new format and therefore automatically retrieve the data used in the earlier versions. This migration can be performed regardless of the data format: HFSQL Classic, HFSQL Client/Server or Native Connector. 5 Tips for a site that uses the User Groupware 5.1 Using groups of controls To simplify the configuration of the groupware management according to the users, it is recommended to use groups of controls. You can create groups of controls in your pages according to the controls to be displayed for a specific user. The ability to associate a control with several groups of controls increases the number of possible combinations. These groups of controls can be created in your site only for managing the groupware, no specific programming is required. 5.2 Visibility of controls When developing your application, you can define the visibility options of the different elements in your pages: • in the element description (7-tab window), • through programming ( State or Visible properties). When configuring the User Groupware, the supervisor can define different visibility options. The options defined by the supervisor have priority. For example, a button is used to make a control active. This control was grayed out by the supervisor. Your code will be ignored and the control will not be active. 5.3 Defining rights To define the rights corresponding to the features of the site, it is recommended to: • set the rights according to the site manager’s requirements before creating the setup procedure . Simply add the groupware data files when you create the site setup. • provide a technical documentation that includes the names of controls, groups of controls and options that must be configured according to the usage level defined for the site.