Managing the Access Control List 

Use

The access control list (ACL) defines the permissions of particular principals to execute particular entity service operation.

For more information about principals, see Principal Types.

For more information about ACL use and concepts, see Access Control List.

Prerequisites

You have chosen a business entity and a business rule for which the ACL is assigned.

You have selected the Access Control List tab page.

Procedure

Adding a Principal

To add a principal:

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       1.      Select the principal you want to add.

You can do this in one of the following ways:

○     By searching

                                                  i.       In the Principal Name field, enter a name.

You can also use asterisk (*). For example, by entering *ministr*, the Administrator entry is found.

                                                ii.       Choose  with the quick info text Check Entries.

                                               iii.       Select the principal from the results table.

                                               iv.       Choose OK.

○     By browsing

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                                                  i.       Choose  with the quick info text Browse Users.

                                                ii.       Enter a filter string for the principals.

To see all principals, enter an asterisk (*).

                                               iii.       To see results only for a particular principal type, select it from the Principal dropdown box.

                                               iv.       Choose Search.

                                                 v.       Browse until you find the principal you want to add and select it.

You can sort the principals by type or by name.

To do this, choose the top of the relevant column.

                                               vi.       Choose OK.

       2.      Choose Add Selected to ACL

A new entry is added to the ACL.

       3.      Follow the instructions below to set permissions to the principal.

Setting Principal Permissions

You can set predefined permissions to a selected principal.

For more information, see Predefined Permission Access Rights

To do this, proceed as follows:

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       1.      From the ACL, choose the entry you want to modify.

       2.      From the Permission column, select the permission you want to add.

To add several permissions to one principal, add two entries with the same principal to the ACL and then assign different permissions to each of them.

       3.      Choose Save Business Rules to confirm the changes made.

Removing a Principal

To permanently remove a principal from the ACL, proceed as follows:

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       4.      From the Access Control List, choose the entry you want to delete.

       5.      Choose  with the quick info text Remove.

The principal is removed from the list.

       6.      Choose Save Business Rules to confirm the changes made.