Set FactoryTalk Directory permissions

Set permissions on your
FactoryTalk Directory
 folder to control whether a user or group can:
  • See the directory or its contents (
    Read
    )
  • Modify the properties of any item in the directory (
    Write
    )
  • Add applications, areas, and data servers to the directory (
    Create Children
    )
  • Change the security settings of the directory (
    Configure Security
    )
  • View child folders within the directory (
    List Children
    )
  • Write tags in data servers (
    Write Value
    )
  • Perform other product-specific actions
  • Perform actions defined in user action groups
    TIP:
    • Denying
      Write
      prevents users from modifying the properties of any item in the directory. However, if
      Create Children
      is allowed, the user or group can add items to the directory.
    • The
      Write Value
       action does not prevent users from writing values to tags in specific hardware devices.
Prerequisites
Setting
FactoryTalk Directory
 permissions requires these permissions:
  • Common > Read
  • Common > Configure Security
To set
FactoryTalk Directory
 permissions
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , right-click the
    FactoryTalk
     network or local directory, and select
    Security
    .
  2. In
    Security Settings for [Local or Network]
    , in the
    Permissions
     tab, either:
    • Set permissions by user:
      • Select
        User
        .
      • In
        Users and Computers
        , select a user and computer.
      • In
        Action
        , expand the category that contains the action to secure, and select the action.
    • Set permissions by action:
      • Select
        Action
        .
      • In
        Action
        , expand the category that contains the action to secure, and select the action. If the list of actions is blank, add users and computers first.
      • In
        Users and Computers
        , select a user and computer.
  3. Select
    Allow
     or
    Deny
    .
  4. (optional) To control access to the action by another user or group, select
    Add
     and select the user or group, and computer or group, and select
    OK
    .
  5. When finished configuring security for the
    FactoryTalk Directory
    , select
    OK
    .
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