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Adding the Members of a Folder to the Security Profile

Any folder can be added to the dynamic objects of an administrator's security profile. In this case it is, however, not the folder in itself that is added but all its direct and indirect members on which the access rights are defined.

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It is not necessary for the administrator to have read or write access assigned to the folder through the folder's Security tab.

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The term folder that is used in this context does refer to all CM database objects with the exception of device groups for which specific access types must be defined.

To add a folder, proceed as follows:

  1. Click Edit > Add Members of Folder query_plus.png.
     The Select Dynamic Objects dialog box appears on the screen. The contents of the list box displays the dynamic objects either in the hierarchy of all folders or a list of all existing folders, depending on the icon you click in the left box.
  2. In the drop-down box Object Type select the type of the database object to add.InformationThis list is pre-filtered according to your licenses.
  3. You can also search for a specific folder via the Search tab.
  4. Click OK to confirm the selections.
     The Properties dialog box appears to define the type of access for the folders.
  5. Select the respective radio buttons.
  6. Click OK to add the folders to the security profile.

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*

BMC Client Management 12.2