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Set Group

Use this command to change the name or description of a user group.

Syntax

SET GROUP GroupName NAME TO "NewName"

SET GROUP GroupName DESCRIPTION Language TO "Description"

where:

  • GroupName is the name previously given to, or currently being given to, the group.
  • NewName is the new name of the user group.
  • Language is the language in which the description is displayed, and can be EN or FR.
  • Description is the string describing the group (e.g., the group’s function). If the description includes any spaces, it must be enclosed in double quotation marks.

Syntax example

SET GROUP ABC NAME TO "ABC Administrators"

Syntax example

SET GROUP ABC DESCRIPTION EN TO "ABC Administrators"

Creating an ASCII input file

To make changes for a large number of User Groups, specify the parameters for this command in an ASCII file.

Create an ASCII file containing the following information for each symbol:

GroupName{NAME{TO{NewName

GroupName{DESCRIPTION{Language{TO[Description

Syntax (with an ASCII file)

SET GROUP @FileName

where:

  • FileName is an ASCII file containing the data. It can include a complete or partial folder path in the format C:\...\FileName. If FileName includes spaces, enclose it in double quotation marks; for example:

    @"C:\My Documents\My Data.txt"

Note: If the document is in the same location as lv_af.exe, you do not need to specify the drive or path.

Syntax example

MAINTENANCE ON

SET GROUP @C:\Temp\Groupdescs.txt

MAINTENANCE OFF

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Set Group

Use this command to change the name or description of a user group.

Syntax

SET GROUP GroupName NAME TO "NewName"

SET GROUP GroupName DESCRIPTION Language TO "Description"

where:

  • GroupName is the name previously given to, or currently being given to, the group.
  • NewName is the new name of the user group.
  • Language is the language in which the description is displayed, and can be EN or FR.
  • Description is the string describing the group (e.g., the group’s function). If the description includes any spaces, it must be enclosed in double quotation marks.

Syntax example

SET GROUP ABC NAME TO "ABC Administrators"

Syntax example

SET GROUP ABC DESCRIPTION EN TO "ABC Administrators"

Creating an ASCII input file

To make changes for a large number of User Groups, specify the parameters for this command in an ASCII file.

Create an ASCII file containing the following information for each symbol:

GroupName{NAME{TO{NewName

GroupName{DESCRIPTION{Language{TO[Description

Syntax (with an ASCII file)

SET GROUP @FileName

where:

  • FileName is an ASCII file containing the data. It can include a complete or partial folder path in the format C:\...\FileName. If FileName includes spaces, enclose it in double quotation marks; for example:

    @"C:\My Documents\My Data.txt"

Note: If the document is in the same location as lv_af.exe, you do not need to specify the drive or path.

Syntax example

MAINTENANCE ON

SET GROUP @C:\Temp\Groupdescs.txt

MAINTENANCE OFF

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