This is a list of the privileges for the Comments resource, and what they mean. By default, everyone can create comments and edit their own comments.
Privilege
What it means
Edit
Modify all comments entered into the system, regardless of who wrote them.
Delete
Delete all comments entered into the system, regardless of who wrote them.
Tutorial: Edit/Delete on Comments
In this tutorial, we show you how to allow users to edit and delete comments.
1. Open IFS OI Server Management, and click the Security icon.
2. Click Role Privileges .
3. Click the role in the list that you want to modify.
The page updates with the privileges matrix for modules and resources.
You can assign Admin privileges for the Commentary module, or you can assign edit/delete privileges for the Comments resource.
4. In the Privileges matrix, change the privileges you want to assign to this role.
What the Colours Mean:
The privileges matrix is colour-coded to indicate the cascading nature of privileges. The colours are:
Grey: Privilege not granted Green tick: Privilege is explicitly granted, associated privileges will also be automatically granted. Green dot: Privilege is granted because a higher level privilege has been granted on the resource. Blue: Privilege is granted because it is inherited by a module privilege.
5. When you have finished, click Save in the top right corner.
The privileges for this role has now changed. The user will receive updated privileges in a hour, or they can log out and back in to receive them immediately.
Security for Comments
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This article applies to versions 4.6 and later of IFS OI Explorer.
Overview
In the Commentary module, comments can only be secured at the resource level and above. Individual comments cannot be secured.
Changing privileges for comments is done in Server Management by changing role privileges, and requires Security administrator privileges.
Related: How Security Works, How Roles Work, Add an Administrator
What the Privileges Mean
This is a list of the privileges for the Comments resource, and what they mean. By default, everyone can create comments and edit their own comments.
Tutorial: Edit/Delete on Comments
In this tutorial, we show you how to allow users to edit and delete comments.
1. Open IFS OI Server Management, and click the Security
icon.
2. Click Role Privileges
.
3. Click the role in the list that you want to modify.
The page updates with the privileges matrix for modules and resources.
You can assign Admin privileges for the Commentary module, or you can assign edit/delete privileges for the Comments resource.
4. In the Privileges matrix, change the privileges you want to assign to this role.
What the Colours Mean:
The privileges matrix is colour-coded to indicate the cascading nature of privileges. The colours are:
5. When you have finished, click Save in the top right corner.
The privileges for this role has now changed. The user will receive updated privileges in a hour, or they can log out and back in to receive them immediately.