Access control

You can configure access control at user groups level for a sequenced design or a topology design.

• If a design is created by a user with the administrator role, then all users will have access to the design if you do not configure access control.
• If a design is created by a user with the Application Architect role, then only that user will have access to the design if you do not configure access control.
• If you add groups to access control, then only the users within those groups can access the design. Other users cannot see it.

Users with the Application Developer, Application QA, or Application Release Manager role have read-only access to designs and can view designs in the Release Pipeline area.

The groups are from an LDAP server and are configured in the Provider organization. See Configure an organization.

An external group is an LDAP group that includes users with different roles. The external groups are configured in LDAP. When the external group is added to access control, the users who are part of other groups configured in the organization can log in and access the design. Users who are not part of the organization cannot log in.

To change access control for a design

1. Navigate to Release Automation > Release Pipeline

2. Select the type of design for which you need to configure access control, from the drop-down list on the left side of the screen. (Topology Designs is selected by default).

3. Select the design to manage access control.
4. Select Access Control tab for the design.
5. Click Manage.

6. Select either:

   Do not restrict access to this design to allow all users to access the design. This is the default.

   Restrict access to this design to the following groups and select the groups that will have access.

7. Add or remove groups if access control is enabled.

   To search for a group, enter the group name in the dialog. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard when you search for a group. Use Shift or Ctrl to select multiple groups.

8. Click Save.

Tasks

You can perform the following tasks in the Access Control tab if you have the correct permission:

• Sort the list of groups.You can sort the list by selecting By Roles in the upper left side of the tab. When you sort by role, groups from LDAP are sorted into External Groups, while groups from the organization are sorted by role.
• Search for groups. Use the search box in the upper left side of the tab.