Administrator Privileges Required

About this task

One or more tabs in the CIMPLICITY® Options dialog box require you to run the Workbench as administrator. Exactly what tabs require this depends on the operating system and your system configuration.

Messages include the following.

You need administrator privilege to configure the items on this page Unable to open SC Manager.

The following two options are available to access these features.

Run as Administrator

Procedure

  1. Right-click the Workbench in the Windows Start menu>Proficy HMI SCADA - CIMPLICITY 9.5 section (or Start Page).
  2. Select Run as administrator on the Popup menu.
    The CIMPLICITY Workbench opens.
  3. Open the CIMPLICITY project through the Workbench.

Results

Windows administrators will have access to the CIMPLICITY Options dialog box for the session that the project is opened using Run as administrator.
Note: If you use this method frequently, create a Workbench shortcut on your desktop.

Set Local Security

Procedure

  1. Open the Local Security Policy window.
  2. Do the following.
    1. Expand Local Policies in the Local Security Policy window left-pane.
    2. Select Security Options.
    3. Right-click User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode.
  3. Check Disabled on the Local Security Setting tab.
  4. Click OK.

Results

Windows administrators will have access to the CIMPLICITY Options dialog box tabs whenever it is opened.