When you enable the Change Management Server connection from the iFIX User Preferences dialog box in the WorkSpace, you can specify login options. This includes the server that you log in to, whether the Logon dialog box automatically appears when you start the iFIX WorkSpace, and whether you are prompted for the user name and password.
To log in to the Change Management Server when iFIX starts up, select the Logon at WorkSpace Startup check box in the Change Management User Preferences. Otherwise, with this check box cleared, you can right-click the node name in the system tree, point to Manage, and then click Logon. If the Prompt for User Name and Password at Logon check box is selected, the Change Management Logon dialog box appears, as shown in the following figure.
If you clear the Prompt for User Name and Password at Logon check, you can automatically log on to the Change Management Server without this dialog box. You must synchronize your iFIX and Change Management users properly to do so, however. When automatic login is configured properly, no Change Management Logon dialog box appears, unless the automatic logon fails due to an invalid user name or password. For information on automatically logging in users, refer to the Automatic Logon to the Change Management Server section.
After you log in, the Connection status in the bottom right-hand corner of the iFIX WorkSpace changes from red to green and status bar reads: "Connected to PCM Server Name" as illustrated in the following figure (where Name refers to the actual server name).
TIP: If you have a very large iFIX project, you most likely do not want to enable the Logon at WorkSpace Startup. If it is selected, it may take several additional seconds or minutes (depending on the size of your project) for the WorkSpace to start up.
