Permissions

Permissions in the Configuration Editor basically function in the same way as the Windows file system permissions. A typical use case is the granting or withdrawing of the permission Change property value - either for all values (via the context menu of the configuration) or for a sub-tree within the configuration structure, including all values immediately below (via the context menu of the uppermost item of the sub-tree).

Permissions can be assigned in a User-based or Group-based way. By default, each User (except for the Administrator) belongs to the Group Everyone. If in the Group Everyone the permission Change property value is withdrawn, “normal” Users do no longer have the rights to change any values. Changed values in HiCAD dialogues, too, will then no longer apply if they are stored in the configuration management. It is then possible to re-assign permissions, e.g. for a particular value or a sub-tree within the configuration structure, to individual Users. Also, Users can be assigned to other Groups who have different permissions. If a User has no write permissions for a value, this will be indicated (in an activated User profile) by the

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Select Edit > Permissions. The Permissions... dialogue window will be displayed. In the caption of the dialogue you will also see the name of the currently selected item in the configuration structure (in the example below this is the item “Drawing”).

Select the User whose permissions you want to change. Then, specify via the Accept and Deny checkboxes, which permissions are to be granted to the User. Click the Apply button to apply the current settings without closing the dialogue window. Select OK to apply the current settings and close the window.

The granted permissions depend, in addition to the selected item in the structure, on the currently active/selected configuration. For example, it is possible to grant permissions starting from a specific configuration derivation level.

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