Access rights for descriptive modules

This topic describes the access rights for descriptive modules, and the actions that they allow.

To set access rights for a descriptive module, open the module properties and select the Access tab. In the database explorer, right-click the module and select Properties. In the module window, select File > Module Properties.

Table 1. Access rights for descriptive modules
Access right Description
Read (R) See the module. Users who do not have read access to the module cannot see it in the database explorer.
Modify (M)
  • Change the name, description, attribute values, and default view of the module
  • Create baselines of the module
Create (C)
  • Mark up the module
  • Create attribute types and attribute definitions for the module
Delete (D)
  • Delete, undelete, and purge the module
  • Cut the module to the database explorer clipboard
Admin (A)
  • Add the module to a partition with edit access
  • Change the access rights for the module
Related concepts:
Descriptive modules
Related tasks:
Displaying the properties of a descriptive module, and changing access
Marking up a descriptive module
Extracting marked up objects

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