What level of security must the controller be set to in order to create new jobs?

• A. Operator
• B. Editing or Management
• C. Viewer
• D. Maintenance

Answer: (B)

Creating new jobs is a write operation that changes the controller’s program data. To protect programs from unauthorized changes, the controller’s security levels determine who can create or modify jobs. The level that allows making new jobs is the editing or management privileges, because it explicitly grants write rights to create and save programs. The operator level usually lets you run and monitor existing jobs but not create new ones. The viewer level only allows viewing, with no modification rights. The maintenance level covers system diagnostics and upkeep and typically does not include creating new programs. So, the ability to create new jobs requires the editing or management security level.