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 the settings for 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 settings its property tab.
The Privileges
SettingsProperty Tab
Basic Settings
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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.