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Method Name

Method Type

Description

ACL Publishing

batch

Assigns ACLs to files and folders in the solution repository according to rules in pentaho.xml. When the ACL Publisher runs, all ACLs that were managed via the "single-mode" methods will be overwritten.

Permissions Editor

single

A legacy interface for managing ACLs on individual files and folders. Accessible only by Administrators.

Share Dialog tab of Properties dialog

single

An interface for managing ACLs on individaul files and folders. Accessible by any user that has Grant Permissions (aka Share) permission on the given file or folder.

The following permissions are available to be used in access control entries:

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This graphical user interface http://host/pentaho/PropertiesEditor is accessible via the legacy Admin menu http://host:port/pentaho/Admin.

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  1. Click Add under the access control list entry table. You see a new list appear on the right that lists all roles and users available to the system.
  2. Select the roles and/or users that you want to grant permissions to, and then select the permissions that you would like them to receive.
  3. Click Add at the bottom of the New Permission panel to add your newly defined access control list entries.

    Note: If your organization has many users and/or you want to create ACL entries using roles only, you can increase performance by adjusting the settings contained in the access-ui node in pentaho.xml file.

Share Tab on the Properties Dialog within Pentaho User Console

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In the Pentaho User Console, use the Browse pane to locate a folder. If you want to manage the ACL of a folder, right-click the folder and click Properties. If you want to manage the ACL of a file, right-click the file in the Files pane and click Properties.

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Use the Share tab on the Properties dialog to specify which users or roles have what kind of permission on the given file or folder. Note that folder permissions are inherited if a given folder does not specify an ACL of its own.

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