Manage Permissions Generically (Experts)

Requirements

To access Generic Rights Management, the "Enable expert options" checkbox must be selected under "Tools > Options > Portals."

Target Audience

Generic Rights Management is designed for experts who want to manage additional rights beyond those assigned through the dialog-based interface. To use this feature, it helps if you are familiar with "Java Permission Classes."

Function Description

Generic Rights Management allows you to assign the rights classes provided by Intrexx—as well as your own rights classes—to specific objects. You can then assign the objects to rights holders. You can specify which actions should be performed in each case. Later, at runtime, you can use Groovy, for example, to check whether a specific rights holder is allowed to perform a specific action on a specific object and respond accordingly.

The following section provides an example of how to add (another) permission holder to an Intrexx permission class and how to add an additional permission.

Using Intrexx Permission Classes - Adding Permission Holders

Step-by-Step

To add an (additional) permission holder to an Intrexx permission class, follow these steps:

  1. In the main menu, click "Portal > Expert Area > Generic Rights."

    To access this menu item, the "Enable expert options" checkbox must be selected under "Tools > Options > Portals."

    The "Generic Rights Management" dialog box appears.

  2. Open the "Permission Class" drop-down list.

    The rights classes provided or used by Intrexx are displayed.

    For information on Intrexx permission classes, see the following links:

  3. Select the desired permission class ().

    In the screenshot shown below, the permission class `de.uplanet.lucy.security.permission.ApplicationPermission` has been selected.

    The "Object" section () displays all objects (applications) that use this permission class. In this case, the identifier is the GUID of the respective application.

    As soon as you select an identifier, the rights holders are displayed in the "Rights Holders" section ().

    As soon as you select a rights holder, the available actions will be displayed in the "Actions" field (). The "Actions" field is an input field. Here you can add or remove actions (separated by commas).

  4. Click the " " icon.

    The "Add Rights Holder" dialog box appears.

  5. Select the desired rights holder.

    The copyright holder is displayed.

  6. Enter the desired permissions in the "Actions" field.

    The screenshot shown below shows the " administration,access" permissions.

  7. Click "Finish."

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Application Permissions

Add Your Own Rights Classes

Step-by-Step

To add a custom or new rights class, follow these steps:

  1. Click the " " icon.

    The "Rights Class" dialog box appears.

  2. Enter the rights class.

    In the screenshot below, this is `java.io.FilePermission`.

  3. Click "OK."

    You will return to the "Generic Rights Management" dialog box.

    The recorded rights class is displayed.

  4. Click the " " icon.

    A new row appears in the "Object" section.

  5. Click in the new row and enter the identifier.

    In the screenshot shown below, this is a path to a file.

    (For more information, see the FilePermission class at .)

  6. Click the " " icon in the "Rights Holder" section.

  7. The "Add Rights Holder" dialog box appears.

  8. Select the desired rights holder.

    You will return to the "Generic Rights Management" dialog box.

    The copyright holder is displayed.

  9. Enter the desired permissions in the "Actions" field.

    The screenshot below shows the read and write permissions.

  10. Click "Finish."

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