Every user account in TreeKeeper (including the guest account) will have several settings to configure allowing access to system features and setting user preferences.
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System Settings
First, we’ll start off with system-wide user settings:
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If a user cannot access any expected data on the map or in the Search Panel, chances are their Layer Access Rights need adjusted, which is located just below Security Level. |
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Security Levels
First and foremost is setting the system-wide security level, which can be selected from a the list as shown below.
Each of the different security levels are listed below, with the special Contractor level defined in the right-hand paneldefined below.
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Guest
The A guest account is would be the same as the default view of the TreeKeeper system when a user has not logged in. This ‘user’ user has no ability to edit inventory data and has restrictions on what data and layers are available to be viewed.
By default Typically, guests are can only able to see the main sites layer, boundary or city limits the City Limits layer, and the parks Parks layer if there is one. The only attributes they data guests typically have access to are site ID, non-sensitive attributes that, if knowledgeable enough, they could physically go to the site and find for themselves. This includes address information, species, DBH, height, and possible sometimes other geographic information data like Park Name.
To configure which attributes and layers are available to guestsadd or remove attributes/layers from guest access, please contact TreeKeeper Support.
Read Only
Like a guest levelGuest, the Read - Only security level does not provide give a user with the ability to edit data. However, it does allow the viewing of all available datathem to view all data in the system, including more sensitive fields like Condition and Risk.
Edit
An edit-level user has the ability to edit nearly every attributecan view all data, edit all editable attributes, and add/delete sites. The only significant difference between an edit and an administrative administrator user is that the edit-level user does not have access to the Administration Center.
Administrator
The administrative Administrator security level not only has gives a user the ability to edit inventory data, but also manages gives them the ability to manage several additional aspects of the TreeKeeper system. They have the ability to can add, edit, and remove values from list-type fields, as well as addingadd, editingedit, or removing users. All of this is done through the Administration Center. Administrative level accounts additionally and delete users.
Administrator accounts also have the authorization to request changes to the TreeKeeper system from TreeKeeper Support.
Contractor
The Contractor is a unique user account - type that is only permitted to edit only certain work record fields on work records assigned to their crew(s)that are assigned crews they are a member of.
A Contractor can be assigned crew(s) via the Admin Center’s User Management account edit form.
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In order for the contractor to be able to edit work records, the Access Rights for the layer must be set to “Edit” as shown below. |
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A Contractor account can be configured to disallow By default, Contractor accounts cannot make site edits. However, a Contractor can be assigned Rules that can be applied to sites. This allows an Administrator to fully control exactly what a Contractor can or cannot edit at both the site and work record level!
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Layer Access Rights
This section allows you to set access rights and privileges to each data layer individually.
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Rights for each layer can be set to a few different levels. These levels include:
No Rights - Rights – User will not be able to see this data layer or access the information.
Read Only - Only – User will only be able to view sites in this data layer.
Edit - Edit – User will be able to view and edit sites in this data layer.
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Once you have set the access rights for each layer you have a few additional privileges to setthat you can adjust.
Default Layer | Sets the layer as the default for searching. One must be selected but you can always switch to a different layer before running a search. |
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Allow Add Site | Enables user with Edit Access Rights to add new sites to the Layer. |
Allow Edit Site | Enables user with Edit Access Rights to edit sites on the Layer. |
Allow Delete Site | Enables user with Edit Access Rights to delete sites from the Layer. |
Allow Move Site | Enables user with Edit Access Rights to modify map placement of sites for the Layer. |
Allow Global Edit | Enables user with Edit Access Rights to select and edit multiple sites/calls/work records at the same time from the grid. |
Upload/Download | Enables user with with Master Upload / Download Data to upload / download this layer. |
Point of Contact | Adds an Email Site Link button to the View Site screen. Any users given this item will be added to the email that is generated when using the Email Site Link button. |
Rover Admin | Rover administrative privileges must be set by a support technician. Please contact treekeepersupport@davey.com to assist. Enables user with Edit Access Rights to edit attribute lists while a DRG Rover inventory collection is in progress. |
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Groups
The Groups section is a convenient place for administrators to be able to see which Users belong to which Groups, and which Groups have access to specific Rules, Reports, Quick Filters etcadjust which Groups a user belongs to.
While some group Group assignments can be set for users here by clicking the “Member” checkbox as seen in the right-hand panel, more in-depth assignments can be made in an individual user in this seciton of their account settings by checking the ‘Member’ box (see below), you can more efficiently assign users to groups in the Group Management section of the Admin Center.
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If you are looking for view/edit options related to system attributes (present in all TK systems) by user level (i.e. Guest, Read Only, Edit, Administrator, Contractor), please click: see Permission Management. |