WorkflowAutomatic Login and Logout Behavior Examples
These examples describe how Workflow behaves during specific autologin and autologout situations.
Scenario 1
Automatic login is configured and a user expects automatic login to succeed on the first attempt to log in to a remote client.
Result
The Workflow Login dialog box appears.
Enter valid user credentials, and then click OK.
Scenario 2
Changes are made to the automatic login credentials.
Result
After logging out, attempts to automatically log in using the Autologin button fail.
Click Cancel on the Workflow Login dialog box, click the Log in to Proficy icon, and then click Autologin.
When the client is restarted, automatic login will succeed with the configured credentials.
Scenario 3
The application server is stable during Workflow client startup, but the configured credentials for autologin are invalid. A message displays stating, "The user credentials configured for Autologin are invalid. Please ask Administrator to check the configured credentials."
Result
Click OK. The Workflow client changes to logged out mode displaying the default login view. You can now click the Login button and log in as a primary user.
Scenario 4
You cancel the login dialog box in autologin mode.
Result
The Workflow client logs out.
Scenario 5
You mistakenly log out of Workflow in autologin mode.
Result
The Login dialog box appears.
Click the Autologin button. The Workflow client logs in with the autologin user credentials.
Scenario 6
You are logged out of Workflow after a predefined period of inactivity.
Result
The Login dialog box appears.
Options
- If automatic login is enabled, click Autologin. The Workflow client logs in with the autologin user credentials.
- Whether automatic login is enabled or not, enter valid user credentials to log in.
- Click Cancel to close the Proficy client and end the session.
Scenario 7
You logged out of Workflow using the Log out from Proficy icon.
Result
The Login dialog box appears.
Options
- If automatic login is enabled, click Autologin. The Workflow client logs in with the autologin user credentials.
- Whether automatic login is enabled or not, enter valid user credentials to log in.
- Click Cancel to close the Proficy client and end the session.
Scenario 8
The application server is unreachable during Workflow client startup. A message displays stating, "Server is currently unreachable. Check to make sure server is running, or network connection is not broken."
Result
Click OK. The Workflow client changes to logged out mode displaying the default login view; however, the Login button is not available. When the connection to the server is restored, the Login button is enabled.
Click the Login button. The Workflow client changes to autologin mode.
Scenario 9
A user is logged in to the Workflow client and the autologin configuration is updated with invalid credentials. When the user logs out, a message displays stating "The user credentials configured for Autologin are invalid. Please ask Administrator to check the configured credentials."
Result
Click OK. The Workflow client changes to logged out mode displaying the default login view.