Performing Operations on a Group of Cards

  1. From the Users toolbar, click the Batch operations button.
  2. Select a user group from the Card type drop-down list. All cards having this card type will be modified.
  3. Select a card filter to narrow the batch operation among the selected type of cards.
    Note: The card filter drop-down list is available for a registered hattrix option only (see Adding System Components for more information).
  4. Select the appropriate option from the Operation drop-down list.
    • No notification: The system will not notify nor request confirmation from the operator.
    • Notification: The system will display a window displaying the process.
    • Notification and confirmation: The system will display a window displaying the process and will prompt operators to confirm the operation for each cardholder having the selected card type.
  5. Check the option you want to modify for the selected type.
    • Card : If a card state is selected, the system will assign this new card state to all the cardholders of the selected card type.
    • Supervisor level: If supervisor level is selected, the system will set levels according to according to the values defined in the system.
    • Maximum card usage: If a maximum card usage is selected, the system will assign this value to all the cardholders of the selected card type.
    • Trace: If trace is selected, the system will trace all cardholders of the selected card type.
    • Start date: If a start date is selected, the cards will be valid only from this start date. This new date will be assigned to all cardholders having the selected card type.
    • End date: If an end date is selected, the cards will be invalid after this end date. This new date will be assigned to all cardholders having the selected card type.
    • Delete when expired: If selected, the cards will be deleted when the end date specified in the Card Definition menu is reached.
    • Wait for keypad—If selected, all the cardholders of the specified card type will have to enter their PIN at the keypad after a valid card read, in order to permit access to the door (if keypads are defined).
    • Card access group: If checked, two scroll lists become available to modify card access groups for the selected Card type. The first scrolling list defines the action to perform on the selected card type. The second scrolling list contains the card access groups (already defined in EntraPass) that will be used to perform the action.
      • Replace card access group (Replace): Replaces the current access level with the one selected in the scrolling list.
      • Update card access group (Update): Updates the current access level with the one selected in the scrolling list except where sites were set to none in the current access level. No new access levels will be added.
      • Add new access level (Add): This option is used in situations when new sites are added and the sites’ access levels must be added to the current access level list. All sites that are set to none in the current access level list will be updated with the sites in the new access level list.
      • Update add access level (Merge): Merges the sites in both lists. The new sites have precedence over the current ones.
        Table 1. Examples of batch operations on card access levels
        Current Access Level New Access Level Replace Update Add Merge
        connection Y1 connection X1 connection X1 connection X1 connection Y1 connection X1
        connection Y2 connection X2 connection X2 connection X2 connection Y2 connection X2
        connection Y3 None None connection Y3 connection Y3 connection Y3
        None connection X4 connection X4 None connection X4 connection X4
    • Card layout: If checked, the list of card layout templates will be listed.
    • Card filter: Apply the selected card filter to all cardholders of the selected card type
  6. Click the Execute button to start the process. The system will prompt you to accept the operation.
  7. Click Yes if you want to continue. As soon as the process is initiated, a red indicator is displayed at the bottom left of the dialog. The indicator will remain red until the end of the process.