Multi-generational Access Control permission interactions¶
When you limit the open or edit rights for multi-generational System Admin and Digital Factory Toolset tabs, there are permission interactions. This table shows how the open and edit rights that you grant/deny for first-level tabs and their second-level children tabs interact to affect what users can see and edit.
| Tab Permissions | Tab Permissions | Tab Permissions | Tab Permissions | Admin Rights Interaction Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Level (Parent) Tab | Second-Level (Child) Tab | |||
| Open | Edit | Open | Edit | |
| X | X | X | X | Can see and edit both the parent and the parent/child relationship. |
| X | X | X | - | Can see both the parent and child. Can edit the parent but cannot edit the child. |
| X | X | - | X | Can see and edit both the parent and the parent/child relationship |
| X | - | X | X | Can see both the parent and child but cannot edit the parent or the parent/child relationship. |
| - | X | X | X | Can see and edit both the parent and the parent/child relationship. |
For example, the folloiwng table shows the interaction effects for the Groups and Members tabs, which are multi-generational tabs in the System Admin Toolset System Administrator tool.
| Tab Permission | Tab Permission | Tab Permission | Tab Permission | Admin Rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Members | |||
| Open | Edit | Open | Edit | |
| X | X | X | X | Can: - See groups. - Edit groups. - See user membership for each group. - Edit user membership for each group. |
| X | X | X | - | Can: - See groups. - Edit groups. - See user membership for each group. Cannot edit user membership for each group. |
| X | X | - | X | Can: - See groups. - Edit groups. - See user membership for each group. - Edit user membership for each group. |
| X | - | X | X | Can: - See groups. - See user membership for each group. Cannot: - Edit groups. - Edit user membership for each group. |
| - | X | X | X | Cannot access group or membership data at all, that is, cannot: - See groups. - Edit groups. - See user membership for each group. - Edit user membership for each group. |
The following table shows the interaction effects for the Deployment Data and Currency tabs, which are multi-generational tabs in the Digital Factory Toolset Deployment Data tool.
| Tab Permission | Tab Permission | Tab Permission | Tab Permission | Admin Rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment Data | Currency | |||
| Open | Edit | Open | Edit | |
| X | X | X | X | Can: - See deployment options. - Edit deployment options. - See currency for each deployment option. - Edit currency for each deployment option. |
| X | X | X | - | Can: - See deployment options. - Edit deployment options. - See currency for each deployment option. Cannot edit currency for each deployment option. |
| X | X | - | X | Can: - See deployment options. - Edit deployment options. - See currency for each deployment option. - Edit currency for each deployment option. |
| X | - | X | X | Can: - See deployment options. - See currency for each deployment option.Cannot: - Edit deployment options. - Edit currency for each deployment option. |
| - | X | X | X | Cannot access deployment or currency data at all, that is, cannot: - See deployment options. - Edit deployment options. - See currency for each deployment option. - Edit currency for each deployment option. |