Simple OI with create new user

Question

I follow the "createdeleteuser.seq" and add it to the tool menu via "custom" action
it said that when I build a deploy, this menu item will be in the user interface,
however, I use the "simple OI" and it does not have a menu bar, how do I have createdeleteuser
in the "simple OI"?
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Answer 1

Hi trout00,
Below I created an example to ghost/gray the button based on user privileges. Essentially, I created a User Event to handle the UserChanged event posted by the Application Manager. In the User Event, I then check the user's privilege and update the button accordingly. By using event handling, I will not poll and consume precious CPU cycles.
Steps:
User Changed Event (user event) is created in Step 2
To detect a login/logout, I use the UserChanged event callback posted by Application Manager. Please see Simple OI - Configure Event Callbacks.vi
In the UserChaged callback, I then fire the User Changed Event to update the button appearance. Please see UserChanged Event Callback [UserChangedCallback.vi].
Unfortunately the TestStand API does not have a method to easily get a user's group. However, please read the get group name of currently logged in user forum post for a workaround.
Note that the Simple OI does not have the code to create the menu. However, you can implement the code necessary to display the menu. This is what developers did to show the menu in the Full-Featured UI. Nevertheless, the capabilities do exist.
The GetRunTimeToolMenuItems editArgsParam is optional and hence does not require an input. However, the same parameter for InvokeItem is required and hence requires an input. It's empty because there is no concern of an active/selected UI item.
Hope this example helps trout00
Message Edited by Nestor_G on 12-03-2008 06:44 PM
Nestor
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