You can set up access rights for the database to control
what actions users can perform in the database. By default, the access
rights that are set for the database root are inherited by all the
top-level folders and projects that are created in the database.
Before you begin
Open the Database Properties window. For more information see Configuring the Rational DOORS database.
To
change the access rights for the database root, you must have admin
access to the database root.
About this task
The following table describes the access rights you need
for different tasks associated with the database:
Table 1. Access
rights for the database rootAccess |
Description |
Read (R) |
Read access has no meaning for the database
root as you cannot deny an existing user Read access. To remove read
access at the database root level you must either disable the user
account or delete the user from the user list. |
Modify (M) |
Modify access has no meaning for the database
root itself, but can be inherited by child items in the database,
such as folders and projects |
Create (C) |
Create top-level projects and folders in the
database. |
Delete (D) |
Delete access has no meaning for the database
root itself, but can be inherited by child items in the database,
such as folders and projects. |
Admin (A) |
Change the access rights for the database root. |
Procedure
- On the Database Properties window, click the Access
tab. The current access rights for the database root are displayed.
- Use the Add, Remove and Edit buttons
to change the access rights for users and groups.
- To propagate additional access rights with create access,
select the additional access level. The additional access
is given to items in the database that inherit their access from the
database root, but not to the database root. For example, you want
to give a user Admin access to items that inherit their access from
the database root. You do not want to give the user admin access to
the database root itself. Give the user create access to the database,
then select All three (MDA) from the Additional
access list.