Typically, your administrator defines the default security for document classes, folder classes, and custom object classes. Other ways to define default security are through:
If you possess appropriate permissions, you can change the security for an object.
The basic security page for an object displays a list of the users and groups that have been granted access to the object and shows the permission level granted. From this page, you can view or assign a security policy for the object, or you can add new users and groups or modify the permissions for the existing users and groups.
The following illustration shows the security settings for a document called Timesheet. A security policy is currently assigned to the document and controls the default security. Check marks show the permissions granted to each user or group.
In some cases, a specific user or group might be listed more than once in the security settings for an item. In these cases, the security settings for the user or group are derived from more than one source. For example, if the user "abrown" has access rights that are inherited, are obtained from a security policy, and are set directly, his user name would be listed three times. In addition, when the optional IBM InfoSphere Enterprise Records expansion product is enabled, the records management settings can apply yet more security to a document. You can click the user or group name to view the details of the settings. An icon, as shown in the following table, denotes the source of the security settings.
Icon | Description |
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No icon | Security settings were directly set (explicit). |
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Security settings derive from folder inheritance. |
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Security settings propagate from one folder to all levels of its subfolders. |
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Security settings propagate from one folder down one level to the next subfolder. |
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Security settings derive from a security policy. (Icon available in Workplace XT only) |