Altium NEXUS Documentation

Edit Operation Permissions

Created: January 18, 2022 | Updated: February 1, 2022
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The Edit Operation Permissions dialog
The Edit Operation Permissions dialog

Summary

The Edit Operation Permissions dialog is used to change permissions for various operations in a Workspace.

Access

The dialog is accessed by choosing Operations from the Properties drop-down menu in the Servers region on the Data Management – Servers Preferences page.

The Properties menu also is available from the right-click menu in the Servers region of the Data Management – Servers Preferences page.

Options/Controls

Vault Operations

This region lists the various Workspace operations for which you can assign permissions. The following are the default permission settings for the various Workspace operations in a newly-activated/installed Workspace:

  • Top Level Folder Creation – Administrators
  • Move revision between lifecycle states – Administrators, Collaborator, Librarians, Managers
  • Task management – Administrators
  • Component Types – this area is broken down into the following sub-operations:
    • Add – Administrators
    • Edit – Administrators
    • Delete – Administrators
  • Lifecycle definitions – this area is broken down into the following sub-operations:
    • Add – Administrators
    • Edit – Administrators
    • Delete – Administrators
  • Delete Released – this area is broken down into the following sub-operations:
    • Delete revisions – Administrators, Managers
    • Delete items – Administrators, Managers
  • Revision naming schemes – this area is broken down into the following sub-operations:
    • Add – Administrators
    • Edit – Administrators
    • Delete – Administrators
  • Release – this area is broken down into the following sub-operations, reflective of the various content types that can be released:
    • Component – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Footprint – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Symbol – Administrators, Collaborator
    • PCB Fabrication Data – Administrators, Collaborator
    • PCB Assembly Data – Administrators, Collaborator
    • PCB Project Design – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Schematic Template – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Managed Schematic Sheet – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Outputjob – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Simulation Model – Administrators, Collaborator
    • 3D Model – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Binary File – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Component Template – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Draftsman Sheet Template – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Layerstack – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Project Template – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Script – Administrators, Collaborator
    • BOM Template – Administrators, Collaborator
    • Draftsman Document Template – Administrators, Collaborator

ID

This region is a list of the various permissions you have authorized. As you add, edit, or remove roles, users, etc., this region is updated automatically for the operation selected.

  • Add – click to access a drop-down to select:
    • Add Owner – click to add an owner, i.e. the person who created the initial Item.
    • Add Collaborator – click to add a collaborator, i.e. a user who has edit rights for an Item/Revision.
    • Add Role – opens the Search For Role dialog in which you can search for and add a role.
    • Add User – opens Search For Users dialog to search for and add a user.
    • Remove – click to remove the currently selected permission. A confirmation dialog appears before the removal occurs.
  • Remove – click to remove the selected permission. A confirmation dialog appears before the removal occurs.
The above options also are accessible from the right-click menu of both regions.
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