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Creating field security structures

No field security is possible until you provide the security structure for it. Then you can create restrictions by associating that structure with users, groups, or companies.

To create security structures for fields:

Select the Security maintenance node and the Fields subnode, as shown:



Click the Add button to create a new structure.
Type the field name in the Name field and document the purpose of the security in the Description field. This should be a valid field name (not qualified by database or table name). In this example, the Balance field from the Customer table is used.
Click the Save button.

As with actions, the first structure for a field applies to all modules, containers, and attribute values by default. You can then use the Security Structure tab to define more specific structures.

To define the security structure:

Click the field name you want to modify in the browse. The second browse populates with existing security structures for the field.
Select the Security Structure tab, as shown:



Click the Add button.
Use the Product module, Container filename, and Attribute code fields to specify a new combination.
Click Save.