Options: Administrator

VA Assist Enterprise Only

Super User options

The Administrator may configure the Super Users and Super Group Leaders. The various super user access modes allow a user to modify, version or otherwise use any component in the system regardless of ownership. This feature enhances several individual features of the base VA Java including versioning, releasing, loading and creating new editions, changing ownership of components, adding and deleting classes, user administration, and package management.

Note: Once Super User status is invoked, it remains in effect for a specific workspace until it is turned off (even if the current user is changed for that workspace). This is done intentionally in order to allow a (super) user to better get their work done. In order to invoke Super User status, a user must have the ability to become a user with Super User privilege and then invoke that privilege. If they have a need to switch users to get their job done, they need to be able to keep Super User status turned on. If Super User mode is turned off while acting as a non-super-user-privileged user, it can't be turned on again until they change user back to a user that has the Super User privilege.

Super User mode always off at startup for all users

This ensures that Super User mode is always off when a user starts up their workspace. They must consciously turn it on during each session in order to use it.

Super Group Access options

The Administrator may configure Super Groups. The various super access modes allow a user to modify, version or otherwise use any component in the system regardless of ownership. This feature enhances several individual features of the base VA Java including versioning, releasing, loading and creating new editions, changing ownership of components, adding and deleting classes, user administration, and package management.

Note: information about the Super Group status of the projects and packages in your workspace is read from the repository during startup and stored in a library cache. If the Administrator changes the status of any of those projects or packages, the library cache can get out of date. You can either shut down VA Java and re-start, or click the "Clear Library Cache" button on the "VA Assist | Layout" options page.

Allow auto-join/auto-manage of package groups

With these options enabled, creating a new edition of a super package group will automatically add the current user to the group list and optionally make them the owner of the package. Also, any time a Super User creates a new edition of any package or adds a type to an existing package, they will automatically be added to the group list and optionally made the manager of the package..

Allow nested Solutions (VA Java 3.5 Only)

Allows all users connected to the repository to created nested Solutions. This allows a Solutions to contain other Solutions in addition to individual projects. Nested Solutions should be thought of as required/pre-requisite Solutions for the selected Solution.

Use global version name template

When a global version name template is in effect, individual users will not be able to specify their own version name template. Version name templates allow the developer to specify the scheme used for generating new version names from prior releases.

Disable VA Assist version check task for all users

This prevents the automatic check for new versions of VA Assist from occurring. Note that the new version check may still be run manually. By default, the Version Check task is scheduled to execute once a week at startup to send a message to the Instantiations web site looking for a newer version of VA Assist than what is currently loaded in the workspace.

Disable version renaming

This disables version renaming except by either the Administrator or by the Administrator and Super Users. Version renaming allows a developer to change the version name on an item after it has been versioned. This is very useful for baselining components for release. An option is provided to rename all subcomponents as well. This command is available for items in the workbench and in the repository.