However, access to the actual lifecycle data, and the tools that provide the data, is subject to the access control defined in each lifecycle tool.
Data from the lifecycle tools (the data sources) is indexed in a single index that is maintained by Lifecycle Query Engine. All read access to the index is granted and controlled by LQE, not by the data sources. When you add a data source, it automatically inherits the permissions that are defined for the LQE index root. You can use the security contexts from the data sources as starting points, or create new user groups with permission to access all or parts of the index. When you specify custom permissions for the index, the project and team members' permissions to access the data sources are not affected.
Lifecycle Query Engine also supports integration with enterprise directory servers, such as LDAP. You can choose users from the directory servers to add to the access control groups.
When you first start Lifecycle Query Engine, no permissions are defined. You must specify which group or user has access to the entire LQE index, each data source, or each access context that is defined in a data source.


