Object Permissions

About Object Permissions

You can add permissions for objects of a selected class in the Object Permissions window.  The topics covered in this section are:

Assigning Object Permissions

This task explains how to assign object permissions:

  1. In the Administration pad, expand the Permission Admin option. Click the Object Permissions option.

    The Object Permissions: Select Class window appears.

  2. Expand classes until you locate the class containing the objects for which you want to assign permissions. Select the desired class and click Next. The Selected Class page appears, displaying the objects in that class.



  3. Check the box beside the objects for which you want to assign permissions and click Next.
     

  4. In the Object Permissions: Select Users/User Groups page, select the user group to which to assign object permissions. To assign permissions to certain users of that group, click Show Users. The users associated with that group appear in the Users of Selected Group section.



    Select the users/groups to which you want to assign object permissions and move them into the Selected User Groups and Selected Users section using the Single Right Arrow button. Click Next.

  5. In the Object Permissions: Grant Object Permissions page check the appropriate box to assign ownership of the selected objects to the selected user group. You can also grant ownership to specific users by checking the appropriate box under Is Ownership Granted. Click Next.

Modifying Existing Object Permissions

When working with existing object permissions, you can do the following:

  • modify the permissions for users and user groups that already have object permissions

  • add users or user groups that do not currently have object permissions

This task explains how to modify existing object permissions:

  1. In the Administration pad, expand the Permission Admin option. Click the Object Permissions option.

    The Object Permissions: Select Class window appears.

  2. Expand classes until you locate the class for which you want to modify object permissions. Select the desired class and click Next. The Selected Objects page appears, displaying the properties in that class.



  3. Check the box beside the object for which you want to modify permissions and click Next.

  4. In the Object Permissions: Select Users/User Groups page, the current users/user groups that have object permissions are listed. If you want to add more users/user groups, select the appropriate users/groups and move them into the Selected User Groups or Selected Users sections using the Right Arrow button. Click Next.


     

  5. The Object Permissions: Grant Object Permissions page displays the current permissions for the users/user groups. You can change the existing permissions and set permissions for any users or groups you added in the previous step.

  6. Click Finish. Verify in the message box that you want to set the permissions.