About this task
About database security
A Rational Synergy database can contain many different
collections of objects. It might not always be appropriate for all
users to check out, copy, modify, or even view all objects. Security
allows you to restrict these permissions to a specified group of users.
You can change the specified security settings for the
following kinds of objects:
- Files: view, modify, and check out permissions
- Directories: modify and check out permissions
- Folders: modify and copy permissions
- Tasks: modify and copy permissions
- Projects: modify and copy permissions
- Releases: modify and copy permissions
The Security tab appears
if you have set the Show security properties on objects check
box in the Options dialog box, in the View tab,
in the General pane. Additionally, the options
are only active if you own the object.
This option
is available to teams who have a group security license and have set
up groups in their database. These teams might need to allow some
users to check out, modify, and view certain objects while disallowing
other users.
For information on how to remove
the Security tab from all Properties dialog
boxes, see Showing the Security tab in the Properties dialog boxes.
- Start the appropriate Properties dialog
box for the object whose security settings you want to change.
- If you are changing the security settings
for folders, tasks, projects, or releases, you can change which group
of users can modify and copy these objects.
Select Allow
anyone to modify and copy this object if you want to give
all users access to modify and copy this folder, task, project, or
release. By default, this option is selected.
To
restrict settings, keep the default setting for Restrict
object modification and check out to the following groups,
and click the groups to be restricted.
- If you are changing the security settings
for files and directories, you can change which group of users can
modify and check out these objects, as well as which group of users
can view the source for the file.
Select Allow
anyone to modify and copy this object if
you want to give all users access to modify and check out this file
or directory. By default, this option is cleared.
To
restrict settings, select the Restrict object modification
and check out to the following groups setting, and click
the groups to be restricted.
Select Allow
anyone to view this object's source if you want to
give all users access to read this file. By default, this option is
set.
To restrict settings, keep the default setting
for Restrict source access to the following groups,
and click the groups to be restricted.
- Click Apply to save
the changes.