Controlling Rights for Repository Users and Groups

The repository is designed to be used by different team members. Among the team members, a repository administrator has to manage the repository users.

The repository administrator is responsible for:

Groups are used to assign common rights to users in the repository. You can create a hierarchy of groups by inserting sub-groups into a group.

When you install the PowerDesigner repository, the following groups are created by default:

• Creating a Repository User
  The repository administrator is responsible for creating user accounts to enable users to connect to the repository and access the contents that they need.
• Creating a Group
  The repository administrator is responsible for creating the different groups of users in the repository.
• Specifying User Rights
  A new user has no rights assigned by default and belongs only to the PUBLIC group, which has no rights. In order for the user to be able to do anything, the repository administrator must assign rights to the user. The same types of rights can be assigned to groups and users.
• Specifying Group Rights
  When you create a group, you have to define its rights, so that it can use the repository. The same kinds of rights can be given to groups and users.
• Inserting a User into a Group
  You can define groups of users in order to grant them rights and permissions on documents more easily. Each new user is automatically inserted into the PUBLIC group.
• Adding Users and Groups to a Group
  You can add users and groups as members of a group on the Memberstab of the group's property sheet.
• Inserting a Group into Another Group
  You can insert a group into another group. For example, in a development team you have created several groups (Designers, Quality Assurance, Documentation). You can insert these groups into a larger group called R&D to which you can define special rights.
• Deactivating or Deleting Repository Users
  The repository administrator or a user with the Manage Users right can deactivate or delete users.
• Deleting a Group
  When you delete a group from the repository you do not delete the members (either users or groups) of the group.