Object Permissions

How to

1. Access Object Permissions Manager
2. Edit Object Permissions
3. Add new Object Permissions
4. Delete an Object Permission

Accessing Manager Permissions Manager

To use this Manager you must be logged in with the administrator toolbar visible across the top of your screen. Select the button and then Object Permissions from the drop down menu on the left of your screen.

The Object Permissions Manager will look similar to the one below. All objects that exist within your Aplinx system will appear in this Manager.

By default, objects are sorted my ID number. To change the order by which they appear, click on the underlined column titles.

Up to ten objects exist on each page of the Manager. If more than ten objects exist in this manager, arrows and a drop down list will appear giving you the ability to move through these pages.

Editing Object Permissions

Editing the default settings is as simple as ticking or unticking the View or Modify checkboxes on the right hand side of the Object Permissions Manager.

The default settings will be assigned to all objects for the main Users/Groups - being 'World' and 'Administrators'.

Please Note: World users may not be given permission to Modify any objects. Where the Group 'World' has been selected, only ticking or unticking checkboxes in the 'View' column will affect object's permissions.

When all object permission changes have been made, select the 'Save Changes' button from the top of the Object Permissions Manager.

Adding New Object Permissions

If you wish to assign permissions for additional User/s or Group/s onto an existing object please follow the steps outlined below. Object permissions may also be edited by following this guide.

• First locate the object in the Object Permissions Manager.
• Select the radio button next to the ID number for that object and then click the 'Set Permissions' button from the top of the Object Permissions Manager.

A new window will load showing the Permissions Selector.

The Object's Id number and details of its creator will be shown at the top of this window.

In the center of this screen are details of any existing Users who have been assigned permissions to the object. In the example to the right, no individual Users have permissions for this object.

The third section of the Permissions Selector shows details of Groups with permissions assigned to the object. In this example, the Group 'World' has permission to view but not to modify this object.

• To add a Permissions for a new user or group, select the 'Add User' or 'Add Group' button on this screen.

The appropriate User or Group list will appear to you.

• Click on the 'Choose' button next to the user or group you wish to add.

The Permissions Selector will reload showing the addition of the user or group.

• To assign permissions to the selected new user or group, tick the desired check boxes.
• To confirm new permissions, click either of the 'Save' Changes' buttons on the screen.

The window will close and any changes should be reflected in the Object Permissions Manager. If a user or group has been added, but no checkboxes ticked, they will still be shown in the Manager.

Deleting Object Permissions

If a user or group has been assigned permissions that are no longer required, these permissions may be removed from the Object Permissions Manager by selecting the radio button next to the appropriate permission's ID number and clicking the 'Delete' button at the top of the Manager.