Creating an IAclVoter

IAclVoter Hierarchy

Before proceeding, be sure that you have read about domain object authorization in the platform. The section on domain object authorization introduces access control lists (ACLs) and the IAclVoter interface. The Pentaho BI Platform provides an abstract class called AbstractPentahoAclVoter that implements IAclVoter as well as a concrete subclass called PentahoBasicAclVoter. If you want to provide your own implementation of the IAclVoter interface, it is recommended that you consider starting with the PentahoBasicAclVoter. Use this class as your superclass, and override behaviors as desired.

Voter Example

Assume that you want to build your own ACL voter. The requirements are as follows:

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