Setting Up Access Permissions for Portlets
For portlets, set the following permissions for departments, users, or roles:
- Access permissions
The permissions for portlets vary by the security model applied to the portlet.
The default setting is set to "REVOKE (All users have access except users on list)". Therefore, all users are allowed to view portlets.
For information on permissions, refer to User Rights and Prioritized Access Permissions.
Setting User Rights
The example shows how to set access permissions when the security model is "GRANT (Only users on list have access)".
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Click the administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.
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Click "System settings".
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Select "Application settings" tab.
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Click Portal.
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Click Portals.
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On the "Portals" screen, select a portal.
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On the screen for portal details, click to change the permissions on the gear icon for the portlet to change its permission settings.
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On "User rights" screen, check that the security model is "GRANT (Only users on list have access)".
If the security model is set as "REVOKE (All users have access except users on list)", click "Change" to change the setting to "GRANT (Only users on list have access)". For details, refer to Changing the Security Model. -
On "User rights" screen, click Add.
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On "Add new entry" screen, select the department, user, or role to set permissions, and click Add.
To select a role, switch the view to the Roles tab.
After you click "Add" then click the tab, the selected departments, users, or roles before you switch tabs are cleared. -
Under "User rights", check the permissions to allow, and then click Add.
Deleting User Rights
Delete permissions granted to users and departments.
If you delete user rights, actions that users can perform changes as follows depending on the security model:
- If the security model is "GRANT (Only users on list have access)":
Users who were deleted the user rights or users who belonged to the departments or roles that lost user rights no longer be able to work with items they previously could. - If the security model is "REVOKE (All users have access except users on list)":
Users who were deleted the user rights or users who belonged to the departments or roles that lost user rights can now work with items they prohibited to use.
Selecting and Deleting User Rights
Select and delete user rights.
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Click the administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.
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Click "System settings".
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Select "Application settings" tab.
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Click Portal.
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Click Portals.
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On the "Portals" screen, select a portal.
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On the screen for portal details, click to change the permissions on the gear icon for the portlet to delete its permissions.
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On "User rights" screen, select the checkboxes of the permissions to delete, and then click "Delete".
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Click Yes on "Delete user rights" screen.
Deleting All User Rights
Delete all user rights.
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Click the administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.
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Click "System settings".
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Select "Application settings" tab.
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Click Portal.
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Click Portals.
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On the "Portals" screen, select a portal.
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Click to delete the permissions on the gear icon for the portlet to delete its permissions.
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On "User rights" screen, click "Delete all".
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Click Yes on "Delete all user rights" screen.