Access Control for Reports
Multi-layer Access Control or “record level security” is complex to implement in an application that has global reporting tools. Filtering reports by User Groups and Printer Groups when users can be members of multiple Admin Rights Groups produces reports that are difficult to control. An administrator may have access to print environmental reports, but if they are restricted from administering one or more user groups, the activity of those users will not be reflected in the report if record level security is applied.
Assumption can be made to provide some level of Access Control for reports, but regardless of how we design it, the majority of use cases can not be addressed effectively.
While multi-layer access control is not currently available in PaperCut, users who require some form of access control on report data can use one of the following approaches:
PaperCut suggests option a) in most situations.
We continue to review this topic and welcome any suggestions for future development.
Categories: Reference Articles, Reporting
Keywords: ACL, ACLs, add administrators, admin rights, administrator access, admin login, admin security, allow others to administer, group
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