The [*-RealmAreas] sections of a workstation.ini configuration file enable you to filter the visibility of tags based on Realm Areas. For a complete discussion of the concepts involved in this type of tag filtering, please refer to the Developer’s Guide: Realm Areas and also, User Groups.
Briefly, filtering is done by specifying a list of areas that are permitted to members of a group. The format for creating these lists is shown in the following examples. Note the use of an initial section that includes wildcards; this very important section grants access to all areas to members of the administrators group.
Note: if realm areas are also defined in the application’s config.ini file, the definitions in the workstation.ini file will have priority; the group members will have access only to the areas granted in the matching realm areas section in the workstation.ini file, not to a combination of areas granted here and in the config.ini file.
Note: The Areas section of the workstation.ini file will have priority in filtering tags. If the areas section prevents tags from being viewed on a workstation, it will not matter what permissions might otherwise be granted through realm area filtering.
[*-REALMAREAS]
Area = *
[OP_PLANTA-REALMAREAS]
Area = PlantA
Area = Distribution
[OP_PLANTB-REALMAREAS]
Area = PlantB
Area = Distribution