Admin module

The Admin module is an interface for viewing and invoking administration tasks that run on the Vitalware server. Admin tasks can:

  • Execute a command on the server to alter server based files.
  • Run a server-side report and display the output on a client machine.

    Note: It may be more efficient and flexible to generate some reports on the Vitalware server rather than on a client machine.

  • Create a report that requires user input. An Admin Task can ask the user to supply values that can be used as variables in a server-side script.

An Admin Task is configured in the Vitalware Registry. It consists of the name of a script to execute, along with optional instructions for how the output should be displayed. The script command may contain optional prompts asking the user to supply an input value.

Note: See Admin Task Registry entry for details about configuring Admin tasks.

Clicking Admin module button on the Vitalware Command Center displays the Admin Tasks window. This lists all tasks grouped by module:

Admin Task

The Admin heading at the top of the list is for a virtual module that includes all tasks unrelated to a particular module.

Note: A user will only see modules in the Admin Tasks list for which they have been granted access rights. The Admin module button button will only display in the Command Center for a user if eadmin has been added to their Table Access Registry entry.