Technical Note: 20011004039b

User Editor

(Maitre'D 2003, from Service Pack 11 and later versions of 2003)
(Maitre'D 2005, from Service Pack  3  and later versions of 2005)

When accessing the Maitre'D Back-Office, if the Electronic Funds Transfer exists on the license, you are prompted for a User Name and a Password. For your very first access, you can skip the User Name field, and enter your former distributor password in the Password field.

Note: In the demo database, the distributor access level's Password is "space space" (double space).
Note: If your date sensitive distributor password does not work, hit the F8 key, and provide the Serial Number and the resulting hexadecimal Code in the following page of the Maitre'D web site, which will generate another hexadecimal password to access the Maitre'D Back-Office:
http://en-us.maitredpos.com/distributors/support/f8/

Maitre'D Back-Office / Tools / User Editor

Your very next step after gaining access to the Back-Office must be to create new distributor and system owner User Names and Passwords.
Note: From now on, to access the Maitre'D Back-Office, you will no longer be able to skip the User Name field, and enter the former distributor password in the Password field. If stuck, use the F8 key method described above.

Users:

The left hand frame displays the list of all existing users.

Locked:

This column indicates users who have entered a wrong password more then 5 times.
Note: This user can be enabled again using the Unlock button in the right hand frame.

New:

This button allows to create a new user.

Delete:

This button allows to remove the highlighted user.

User Name:

Enter any mix of alphanumeric characters as an end user name.

Access Level:

Choose an access level configured in the Access Editor. The highest end user level is System Owner Access Level. Only restaurant owners can use that top level. You can use lower levels for other end users such as assistant managers and accountants.

Password:

The password must have a mix of at least 7 alphabetic and numeric characters, and can not repeat any of the last 4 passwords used.
Note: The last 4 passwords used can be deleted using the Clear History button below.

Confirm Password:

Re-enter the same mix of at least 7 alphabetic and numeric characters.

User Must Change Password at Next Login:

Enable this option to force the end user to enter a new password at the next access of the Maitre'D Back-Office. You can use this to enter generic passwords, and have end users change them automatically to something secret the next time they use the system.
Note: Also, after 90 days, the end user will have to change the password even if this option is disabled.

Clear History:

This button allows a user to repeat one of the last 4 passwords used.

Unlock:

This button allows enabling a user who has entered a wrong password more then 5 times.

Discard:

This button allows to revert to the initial state of that user, without the changes done since entering this record, and to remain in this screen.

OK:

This button allows to save the changes done for the users, and to exit from this screen.

Apply:

This button allows to save the changes done for the users, and to remain in this screen.

Cancel:

This button allows to revert to the initial state of that user, without the changes done since entering this record, and to exit from this screen.

Maitre'D Back-Office / Tools / Access Level / Password Editor

The Password Editor function allows to create access levels. The highest end user level is System Owner Access Level. Only the restaurant owner and / or general manager can use that top level. You can use lower levels for other end users such as assistant managers and accountants. When you access the password editor option, the system asks to select as access level.
Enter the access level to modify. The Password Editor screen displays.

Password:

This field contains the password used for systems without Electronic Funds Transfer.

Note: This is obsolete in CISP compliant sites.

Fast Access:

Enable this option to make the Setting button available. This allows to assign different Maitre'D tasks to an access level. The end user using an access level with the fast access field enabled does not access the Maitre'D Back-Office menus, but is brought instead only to the tasks the access level is limited to. From there, the end user can execute any of those tasks.
  1. Click Setting to select tasks from Maitre'D Back-Office for this access level.
  2. Click Add to include a new task.
  1. Enter a Description for this task.
  1. Highlight the task to be executed when selected by the end user, and click OK.
  2. To enter any other task for the same access level, repeat steps 2 to 4.

Advanced Access:

This option can only be used in conjunction with the Fast Access. When it is enabled, the user of the access level can get out of the task menu to add tasks to his own access level.

Shortcut Access:

This field can be setup from access levels 2 to 8. It enables the hyperlink contained in the Maitre'D Back-Office.

Language:

Select the appropriate language for this access level.

Maitre'D Back-Office / Tools / Access Level / Access Editor

This screen allows to select which menu selection each access level is restricted to.
NOTE: You can not restrict the distributor password.
When the screen displays a green checkmark, the menu or option is available with this access level. When the screen displays a red "X", the menu or option is not available with this access level. To modify access, double click on the appropriate selection, or choose the option and then click on Toggle.
Note: A plus (+) sign in front of an option means that there is a sub menu for that option.