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Creating data range security allocations

Data range security allocations apply security to the data ranges you have established.

To define range security allocations:

Expand the Security allocation node and select Data range, as shown:



At the top of the panel, select Users and Groups, Users Only, or Groups Only.
Either specify a user or group in the Name fill-in or select the All... check box just above the Name fill-in. In this example, select user Anthony.
Note: If you want this allocation to apply only within a specific login company, choose the appropriate company from the Login company list.
Click Refresh to see a list of available data ranges. If you specified a user or group name, a list of groups directly linked to the specified user or group also appears, as shown:



Select the data ranges that you want to apply security to and click . The records move over to the second column. From this list you can apply security to one or more of the records.
Select the appropriate ranges in the second list (usually one) and specify the appropriate From value and To value for the specified user. If there is a single valid value to match, then you should enter the same value as both the From value and the To value. For example, enter USA in both fields.
Click Apply.
Click the Save button at the top of the panel to save the allocations.

The Data Ranges security mechanism does nothing more than store and retrieve associations between restriction security structures and users or companies. It does not actually qualify any database queries automatically. It is up to you to retrieve the security information and apply it as appropriate.