Users

Defining New User

This is a common topic for MovALyzeR, GripAlyzeR & ScriptAlyzeR. These programs will be referred to as MovAlyzeR on this page.

o Start MovAlyzeR by clicking the Start > Program Files > NeuroScript > MovAlyzeR > MovAlyzeR application or by double clicking the MovAlyzeR desktop icon.

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Labels of user ID:

Green Check Mark - This user is in a valid and/or recommended location.
Green Folder - This user is accessible, but is not in a recommended location.
Red Folder - This user is located in a non-accessible location and must be moved.
Red Check Mark - This is a private user of another windows user and is not accessible.

o You can select an example user from a list of predefined user that are provided for reference (UU1, UU2..) with the download.

o To Create a new user click the '+' button.

o Move User Data Dialog:

In Vista, all users (even administrators) run applications with the least level of privilege. Therefore, certain physical locations on the operating system drive are not accessible (eg., under "Program Files"). Previous versions of MovAlyzeR defaulted user data to directly under the application's install location. With Vista, these locations will no longer be accessible. It will be required to "move" this user data (actually it just copies to a new location) by using the Move button in the User Management dialog. You can determine whether a user needs to or should be moved based upon the icons next to the user ID in this dialog.

o User:

User ID: Type in a three letter user ID and description.

Change Password: To view or change subject-identifiable data (e.g., name, address, telephone, birth date, ...) you must unlock that information by entering a password. This password can be defined per user. The default password is userpass (the password is blank for the sample users UU1, UU2, etc.).

If you forget (have forgotten) your password, retrieve and send the following files to support@neuroscriptsoftware.com: user.dat and user.idx. The location of these files are in the installation directory of MovAlyzeR (default = C:\Program Files\NeuroScript\MovAlyzer). If you do not remember the location where you installed MovAlyzeR, right-click on the icon to run MovAlyzeR and select properties. In the field named "Start In", you will find the location mentioned above.

o Settings: The settings specify the Root data path for data and for backup (e.g., on another disk).

For each user, the root directories for the recorded and the backed-up data and other user preferences can be selected. It is recommended not to use "c:\program files" as data root directory but, rather an easy-to-identify directory on your local disk.

Private user?: Set the user as private if you do not want other Windows users to be able to open.

Generate subject IDs automatically?: Check if you want MovAlyzeR to generate subject IDs for you. Specify a starting ID (default=000) and an ending ID (default=ZZZ). The "Current" ID is the ID that is the last ID that has been generated. Clicking the "Reset Current" button will reset it to the starting ID. This is useful if you have removed several subjects. It will not, however, overwrite any existing subjects.

Sort alphabetically: By default the trials in an experiment per subject are sorted chronologically. You can also have them sorted alphabetically by checking the option in this window.

ID/Name delimiter: The character specified in this box is used to seperate ID and description of an item in the interface. For example, if the character is :, a group with ID ELD and description Elderly, will be displayed as ELD: Elderly.

o Input device: Select mouse, tablet or Gripper as the input device. You can change the tablet mapping to map to the entire display screen or limit it to the recording window. Refer selecting input devices for more details.

~NOTE: The same window appears from main task bar, Settings > Select input device.

To add more users/View all users while logged in as an exisiting user:

o MovAlyzeR main menu > File > Users

o Click on + to add users.

Getting Started: Recording Devices