Privileges represent logical actions in PhixFlow e.g. in order to modify a stream in any way, you just need the "Stream Modify" privilege.
Open the Privilege List
Open the Privilege list by clicking on the Privilege button ‘ ’on the left hand side of the main PhixFlow menu. Double click a Privilege to open up the Privilege form.
Users can not add or remove Privileges but can add Roles associated with the Privilege by dragging and dropping the Roles onto the Role list on this form.
Users can also configure whether the action associated with Privilege should be audited by checking or unchecking the “Audit this Action” checkbox as required.
Privilege icons on the Privilege list are coloured as follows:
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Types of Privilege
Privileges apply to modelling objects, application components and administration items, such as users. Privileges have the following types:
View: you can see the item throughout PhixFlow
List: you can see the item in the repository browser. You must also have the view privilege.
Create: you can create a new item.
Modify: you can change an existing item
Delete: you can delete an item.
Finding Privileges
To find privileges, in the repository browser scroll down to the
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You may see privilege icons with different colours:
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See Managing Audits, below, for details.
You cannot add or remove privileges. You can make changes to a privilege, for example to add roles or to change the Audit this Action option. To change a privilege, double-click on the name to open its property tab.
The Privileges Property Tab
Basic Settings
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Name | The name of the privilege, for example | ||||||||
Object | The object or component that this privilege applies to for example | ||||||||
Action | The type of privilege, for example | ||||||||
Audit This Action |
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Roles
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons and
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The grid contains a list of roles that have this privilege. To add a role to the list:
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To remove roles from the privilege, use the
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Managing Audits
If you want to change the Audit This Action option for several privileges, use the detailed list.
- In the repository browser scroll down to the
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- Click the check boxes to change whether or not audit is selected.