About this task
A database can contain many different collections of objects. It might not always be appropriate for all users to check out, copy, modify, or even view all objects. Security allows you to restrict these permissions to a specified group of users.
You can change the specified security settings for the following kinds of objects:
- Files: view, modify, and check out permissions
- Directories: modify and check out permissions
- Folders: modify and copy permissions
- Tasks: modify and copy permissions
- Projects: modify and copy permissions
- Releases: modify and copy permissions
The Security tab appears if you have set the Show security properties on objects check box in the Options dialog box, in the View tab, in the General pane. Additionally, the options are only active if you own the object.
This option is available to teams who have a group security license and have set up groups in their database. These teams might need to allow some users to check out, modify, and view certain objects while disallowing other users.
For information on how to remove the Security tab from all Properties dialog boxes, see Showing the Security tab in the Properties dialog boxes.
- Start the appropriate Properties dialog box for the object whose security settings you want to change.
- If you are changing the security settings for folders, tasks, projects, or releases, you can change which group of users can modify and copy these objects.
Select Allow anyone to modify and copy this object if you want to give all users access to modify and copy this folder, task, project, or release. By default, this option is selected.
To restrict settings, keep the default setting for Restrict object modification and check out to the following groups, and click the groups to be restricted.
- If you are changing the security settings for files and directories, you can change which group of users can modify and check out these objects, as well as which group of users can view the source for the file.
Select Allow anyone to modify and copy this object if you want to give all users access to modify and check out this file or directory. By default, this option is cleared.
To restrict settings, select the Restrict object modification and check out to the following groups setting, and click the groups to be restricted.
Select Allow anyone to view this object's source if you want to give all users access to read this file. By default, this option is set.
To restrict settings, keep the default setting for Restrict source access to the following groups, and click the groups to be restricted.
- Click Apply to save the changes.