In VertiGIS FM, central locks are the highest possible lock level in locking systems. A key to a central lock can open group locks beneath it in its hierarchy and individual locks beneath its groups. Central locks are equivalent to master locks in other contexts.
Central Lock in Locking System Hierarchy
Central lock keys do not open group and individual locks in the same locking system unless those locks are assigned to the same hierarchy within the locking system.
Details Page
Every central lock in a locking system has its own details page that stores its properties and documents its hierarchical relationships to other locks. You can access a central lock's details page by double-clicking a central lock in the Central Locks section on its locking system's details page.
Navigation to Central Lock Details Page
Each details page has the following information fields and sections.
Details
The Details section stores the following information fields for the central lock.
Details
Field |
Description |
|---|---|
Number |
A number or code to identify the central lock. This value must be unique from other central locks, group locks, and individual locks in the locking system. |
Name |
A name for the central lock. |
Hierarchy
The Hierarchy section outlines the central lock's hierarchical relationship to group locks and individual locks with subordinate relationships to the central lock.
Hierarchy Section
Refer to Establish Locking Hierarchies for more information.
Key
The Key section lists keys assigned to the central lock. Central lock keys control access to group locks and individual locks with subordinate hierarchical relationships to the central lock.
Refer to Assign Keys to Locks.
Access to Rooms
The Access to Rooms section lists the rooms that keys assigned to the central lock can open. For a room to appear in this section,
•a door must be installed in the room and have the door's access to the room specified in the Access to Rooms section on the door's details page;
•a cylinder must be installed in an individual lock in the central lock's hierarchy;
•the cylinder mentioned in the previous bullet must be installed in the door described in the first bullet point; and
•the central lock must be assigned a key.
Access to Rooms Section
Refer to Manage Room Access.
