The Administrator will be responsible for maintaining Credo5 and carrying out a variety of tasks on the Database. The Administrator will also be responsible for adding Players, Editing Oracle Views etc therefore they should be competent in both Credo5 and Oracle.
The Connection Manager is an application used to edit the “c5Connect.Dat” file used to specify the Windows Logon Names of Credo players and the Oracle details used for their connection to the Credo database. Anyone not listed in this application will not be able to use the Credo application.
A Start Folder should be created for each Database used with Credo5 (for example, a Test Database and a Production Database). The Start Folder will contain the “c5Connect.Dat” file for that Database, along with the License file and a custom image which will be shown when Credo loads. The users should have a Credo shortcut located on their desktop, which will be configured to look into the appropriate Start Folder and use the files in that folder to load the Credo exe settings.
The Administrator is responsible for applying any Database updates, or Application Updates. This may involve running scripts supplied by Credosoft. The Administrator will also have to perform a variety of Admin related tasks within Credo such as adding Players, setting their permissions, Workflow customisation, Refreshing the Schema or rebuilding the Sequences.
To display information in Credo, Oracle Views are used. The properties shown for certain Objects/Events can be customised through Oracle Views controlled by the TYPECODE field. There are different Views for Objects, Events, Event Plans and Anomalies. For example, if an Object had a TYPECODE of “PIPE” there could be a list of Properties shown relevant to Pipes. If another Object had a TYPECODE of “VESSEL” there could be a different list of Properties shown relevant to Vessels. These Views will be created by the Administrator on request of the user.
The Administrator will be able to archive Objects, Documents, and other elements in the Credo Database.
The Import Tool is an external application which can be used to import specifically formatted data from Excel to Credo. If required, this tool can be used by an Administrator to get Objects, Events, Points or URLs from Excel into Credo quickly.