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Folder Level Security

security CMC
#1

Hi,

I have BO XI r3 installed with admin access to it & I want to implement user level folder access.

i.e.

There are 3 folders, Folder A, Folder B, Folder C.
Same way there are 3 Users: User X, User Y, User Z.

Now, I want that User X would only have access to Folder A; User Y would only have acess to Folder A and Folder B & User Z would have acess to all the folders.

How do I achieve this in BO XI r3–CMC?

Pls. help.

Regards,
~Harish

harish.malik :india: (BOB member since 2008-07-14)

Folder Security in XI 3.1: deny or grant ?
#2

Are you asking for a user based security rather than a group, where each user belongs to a group and the security can be set on each folder.
If it is so then

  • give Everyone group access level as ‘view’ on the root folder (All folders)
  • set the parent functional group (for eg Production) access level as ‘view’ on the root folder
  • Assign Everyone group & Production group as ‘No Access’ on parent folder (having sub-folders A, B & C)
  • give user A ‘view’ access level on Folder A.
    Similarly user Y set to ‘View’ access level for folders A & B, user Z set to ‘View’ access level for all the three folders

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haider :es: (BOB member since 2005-07-18)

#3

Give Everyone the ability to view folder only on the root folder. No cascading rights. Create a custom profile for this.

Then open the doors (parent folder) to the corresponding functional goups.

#4

Thanks a lot for the help.

I am able to achieve what I stated in the requirements.

Now the problem is that my webI reports are not showing any drill capabilities on the report.

Pls. suggest, where to look to resolve this.

Regards,
~Harish

harish.malik :india: (BOB member since 2008-07-14)

#5

It would be better to open another post or look into existing posts by doing a search

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haider :es: (BOB member since 2005-07-18)

#6

Okie…will do so and then do another post for the same, if not able to find any related answers.

Thanks a lot for the help on first problem.

Regards,
~Harish

harish.malik :india: (BOB member since 2008-07-14)