Editing folder permissions

You can edit folder permissions using the Library Administration tool.

About this task

For details about how permissions work in the library, see Library permissions in the Spotfire Server and Environment - Installation and Administration Manual.

Before you begin

You must have access to the Library Administration tool in the installed Spotfire client to follow the steps described here.

Tip: If you have Full control permission for a folder, and access to the Spotfire web administration pages, you can change the permissions for the folder from the details view in the library. See Editing folder permissions in the Spotfire Server and Environment - Installation and Administration Manual for more information.

Procedure

In the Library Administration tool, select the folder you want to edit permissions for.
Click on the Edit link to the right of the Permissions for Selected Folder title.

Tip: You can also reach the Folder Permissions dialog from the Files and data flyout. Right-click the library folder of interest and select View details, then scroll to the section named Folder permissions and click Edit.
In the Folder Permissions dialog, select whether you want the folder to inherit permissions from its parent folder, or if you want to specify explicit permissions for it. Do this by selecting/deselecting the Inherit permissions from parent folder check box. If you choose to inherit permissions then you cannot specify any more details. Click OK and you are done. If you choose to set explicit permissions then proceed to the next step.
When you clear the Inherit permissions from parent folder check box, the permissions the folder used to inherit are set explicitly. This gives you a template to work from if you want to remove certain permissions or perhaps add some. In the search field, type in the name of the user or group you want to add permissions for.

Tip: You can use wild cards (that is, asterisks "*"), to simplify the search. For example, use a wild card to display all users and groups, or append it to a word to display all users and groups beginning with that word. Example: Group4* will find Group41, Group421 and so on.
Using the drop-down selector below the search field, select if you want to search only for Groups, only for Users or both Users and Groups.
Click Search.
The users and/or groups matching the search criteria are displayed in the list to the left.
Select the appropriate users/groups in the list and click the > button of the permission level they should receive.
Repeat steps 4 through 7 until you have added all the users and groups to the permissions level you want.
To remove a user or group from a permission level, select it and click the < button for that permission level.
Click OK.

Results

The folder is updated with the new permissions.