Update object store with new users and groups
About this task
You can add new users to an object store that is already in production by using the data design functions that are available in Administration Console for Content Platform Engine. However, a user that is added by this procedure has permissions only on those objects that are created after the addition of that user. See Add users and groups to a class for this procedure.
Adding new users so that they have default permissions to all existing objects requires a different procedure. This procedure uses the Administration Console for Content Platform Engine Security Script wizard. The Security Script wizard updates the security of an existing object store with users and groups as if those users and groups had been added when the object store was originally created. The users and groups can be given permissions as object store users or as object store administrators. For more information about these security levels and the rights granted by each level, see Object store security levels.
- It does set permissions on the Administration Console for Content Platform Engine root folder and modifies the security on securable objects.
- It does not directly modify the security on custom objects, documents, and non-root folders. Therefore, running the Security Script wizard alone does not affect permissions on custom objects, documents, and non-root folders in the object store. After running the wizard, you can configure security parentage so that the root folder becomes the security parent of any folders, documents, and custom objects that should inherit the new permissions. This change to security parent configuration applies the same effective security as if all these custom objects, documents, and non-root folders had been directly modified. Remember, however, the different behavior between directly applied security and inherited security. For more information, see Understanding security inheritance.
- It does not remove or modify existing permissions.
Procedure
To update an object store with new users or groups: