Creating access lists

Access lists for users enable you to assign security based on users, roles, and groups.

Access lists for objects enable you to assign security based on specific objects and details.

On this form, you can maintain the lookups (ACL By Object) based on the Object.

Select ACL by Object > Main tab.

ACL_object
On this page, you can:
  • Add a row using the Add Row option.
  • Delete a row using the Delete Row option.
  • Export the data using the Export to Excel option.

You can create a new ACL by object using Create New Object button.

  1. Select Administrator > ACL By Object. The ACL by Object list view page is displayed.
  2. Click the Create New Object. The Create New window is displayed.
  3. Specify This Information:
    • Symbol
    • Object
  4. Click Ok. A new ACL object is displayed.
Screen element Description
Assignment Identifies how the row is managed. Values are:

AUTOMATIC (0) - the row was filled by a workflow script, using the SetSecurityACL () function.

MANUAL (1) - the row is managed manually by a user.

Code For manual assignments, select a code from the list.
Detail Code Shows a detail code, such as: Context Attributes, Sets, or Status. For manual assignments, select a detail code from the list.

Select All to include every detail code.

When you specify the MATRIX detail code for the object, the user will be able to access the Extension Table for the object. The Extension Table security will then check to see if the user has write access to the extension table based on the security for the user, group, role and set.
Object Type

Shows a symbol, such as FORMULA or ITEM. For manual assignments, select a symbol from the list.

Security Shows the level of security access that is assigned to the corresponding object type or user/role/group. For manual assignments, select one of these choices:
  • Delete ACL Entry
  • no access
  • reserved for future use
  • read/copy
  • read/copy/write
  • read/copy/write/delete

Select ACL by Object > By User/Group/Role tab.

The list includes all of your entries and the entries that were made by a workflow script.

User Type | Code
Select the type of user. possible values:
  • USER
  • ROLE
  • GROUP

Click the lookup corresponding to the user type and select the code.