User's Log-In K2 Information System

IS K2 is started by the K2.exe file. When the file is launched, the K2 logo appears, showing the progress of the login window loading.

Picture: Loading the login window after running K2.exe file.

If the K2.exe file fails to enter the K2 Server Installation folder, message about access inability appears. This message will remain on the screen for 10sec.

Picture: The report about K2.exe file access inability to the K2 Server Installation folder

Every K2 Information System user is uniquely identified by his/her User's (working) Directory Number (e.g. 'U0004' - see the chapter Basic Screens Description - Desktop, item number6). 6). For User's Abbreviation and his/her Password, that are used for the user's Log-In the programme, are assigned toeach this number. An abbreviation and a user's password are limited by the length of max. 12 characters).  The abbreviation ("Name" – see the picture) can be set up or changed by the network administrator at any time. The password can be changed by each user at any time (see chapter Changing the password - Administrator). Client means a firm into which the user logs in (by default, client DEMO is set in the K2.INI file).

Picture: Log-In Window of K2 IS

After logging in to the K2 system, it will be automatically placed in toolbar of the operating system shortcut of the running program K2 with The icon

Picture: Toolbar of Windows operating system - the standard icon of a running program K2

For production versions of K2, each user for the client or all users according to the clients can have their own icon set for the shortcut of the running K2 program. The program searches the icon.ico icon file first in the U000x basic user folder, if none is found there, it searches icon.ico in the client's folder. If it is not found there, the standard K2 icon is used.

The icon.ico file should preferably be in the same format and size as the icons in the K2 Conf\Img k2.color.ico folder.

Picture: Taskbar of Windows operating system - the standard icon of a running program K2

Multiple Log-In

Under the same user's name and password every user can multiply log-in K2 information system.  We will use this multiple login mainly in cases, for example, when we run time-consuming operations. Thus, you can use multiple log-in the programme and  carry on working  After another login.

A general setting 'Uxxxx' of the User's Directory is used for the first log-in (see the chapter User's Log-In K2 Information System) - page . For every following log-in, general setting of the directory is 'Uxxxxyyy' where 'xxxx' means the user's number and 'yyy' means a log-in number.

Attention! The final log-in number is not a serial log-in number! When you use the multiple log-in under the same user's name (number) there will be a notice displayed in turn with an apparently serial number.  (The first log-in is always zero log-in so the notice will not be displayed.)  If we log-out for example from the second log-in (a session) (a link in the taskbar of the operating system is numbered '-1', see the picture below) and we log-in again, a notice about the first multiple log-in will be displayed (it means that the first dispensable number in the defined numeral row has been used as the log-in number).

Note: In programme parameters (link properties) you can define the log-in number under which the programme will be opened. In that case if the same log-in number has been already used by another user, you will not be allowed to log-in the programme. The programme initialization parameters are stated in the Technical Guide. 

Picture: Taskbar of Windows operating system - the standard icon of a running program K2

Linking K2 user with Windows login

K2 program enables to link K2 user with the currently logged Windows user. Linking is performed in the bottombar of K2 program - by clicking the left mouse button on the current user, see a picture.

Picture: Desktop - linking the K2 user

 When you click on the user inthe bottom bar, the log-In Window of IS K2 is displayed. In order to avoid an unauthorized user executing a linking, K2  requires a password of the currently logged-in user who has to be linked inthis log-in window.

Picture: Log-In Window of K2 IS

After filling in the correct data, the window closes and in the bottom bar of the screen appears next to the logged in user.

Picture: Desktop - the linked user

To unlink just click the button Unlinking can be performed by the system administrator in the Users book by using SHIFT+F8 key combination. This function does not restore the display on the start page. The change does not take effect until K2 is switched on and off.

If one user is already linked (e.g. K2) and other user (e.g. Demo) wants to be linked, the following message will be displayed after clicking on the user Demo in the bottom bar: 

Picture: Report whether we want to disconnect the linked user

If you choose "Yes" the currently linked user (K2) will be disconnected and Demo will be linked. If you choose "No" nothing will be changed.