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Computer Management
Workflow access and layout features allow you to configure lockdown state, default startup options, and user overrides for individual computers, all computers in your system, or a subset of the computers in your system.
Access and Layout Configurations
Depending on which computer editor you access, Workflow will provide an overview of the access and layout configurations for individual computers in your system, or will allow you to configure all of the computers or a subset of computers in your system to use global startup options.
Computer Configuration Summary
The Details tab of the Computer Editor provides summary information about the selected computer's configuration.

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    Workflow access and layout features allow you to configure lockdown state, default startup options, and user overrides for individual computers, all computers in your system, or a subset of the computers in your system.
    - Access and Layout Configurations
      Depending on which computer editor you access, Workflow will provide an overview of the access and layout configurations for individual computers in your system, or will allow you to configure all of the computers or a subset of computers in your system to use global startup options.
      - Use or Override the Global Default Configuration
        You can choose to include or exclude an individual computer from a global default configuration.
      - Computer Configuration Summary
        The Details tab of the Computer Editor provides summary information about the selected computer's configuration.
      - Select Computers for Global Default Configuration
        From a single location, you can choose the computers in your system that will use the global default configuration.
      - Global Computer Configuration
        The Details tab of the Default Computer Editor provides the ability to select the computers that will use the global default computer settings.
    - Startup Options
      The client layout configuration allows you to customize the way Workflow opens and appears on a specific computer, on all computers in your system, or on a subset of those computers.
    - Computer Customization
      User overrides allow you to customize the way that the Workflow client opens and appears on a specific computer for a specific user. Client layouts, startup objects, and startup displays can be customized for individual users that log on to a specific workstation. Global user overrides allow you to customize the way that the Workflow client opens and appears on any computer that the selected user logs into, regardless of whether the computer is included in a default configuration.
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Computer Configuration Summary

The Details tab of the Computer Editor provides summary information about the selected computer's configuration.

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Attribute	Value	Description
Description	User-defined up to 255 characters	Provides more information about a resource that a user may find helpful.

Details Tab

The following table describes the available options.

Attribute	Value	Description
Override Default Configuration	N/A	Select this check box to indicate that the settings for the selected computer will override the global default configuration and use startup options configured specifically for it. Clear this check box to indicate that the selected computer will use the global default configuration.
Auto Login	N/A	Displays whether the computer is configured for automatic login for any users.
Auto Logout	N/A	Displays whether the computer is configured for automatic logout for any users.
Lockdown mode	N/A	Displays whether the lockdown mode is configured on the computer. When lockdown is enabled, you cannot access anything outside of the Workflow client, but may log in or log out. When lockdown is disabled, you can access other programs, minimize the client, and so on.
Default Startup Options	N/A	Displays the startup options that are configured on the computer.