Access rights for projects and folders

Use the folder or project properties to set access rights. The access rights and the actions that they allow are described in this topic.

To open the folder or project properties, right-click and select Properties. Select the Access tab.

Table 1. Access rights for folders
Access right Description
Read (R) See the folder. Users who do not have read access to the folder cannot see it in the database explorer.
Modify (M)
  • Change the name or description of the folder
  • Create baseline set definitions
Create (C)
  • Create new modules, folders, and projects inside the folder
  • Paste existing modules, folders, and projects into the folder
  • Create baseline set definitions
Delete (D)
  • Delete, undelete, and purge the folder
  • Cut the folder to the database explorer clipboard
Admin (A)
  • Change the access rights for the folder
  • Change the default linkset pairings for links from top-level modules within the folder
Table 2. Access rights for projects
Access right Description
Read (R) See the project. Users who do not have read access to the project cannot see it in the database explorer.
Modify (M)
  • Change the name or description of the project
  • Edit partition definitions
  • Create baseline set definitions
  • Create RIF or ReqIF definitions
Create (C)
  • Create new modules, folders, and projects inside the project
  • Paste existing modules, folders, and projects into the project
  • Create partition definitions for the project
  • Create a change proposal system for the project
  • Create baseline set definitions
Delete (D)
  • Delete, undelete, and purge the project
  • Cut the project to the database explorer clipboard
  • Delete partition definitions
  • Delete the change proposal system from the project
Admin (A)
  • Change the access rights for the project
  • Change the default linkset pairings for links from top-level modules within the project

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