Secured Entity Types - Platform

An entity type is a category of items to which you want to grant or deny access.

Example

Assume an entity type called "Dataflows," which controls permissions for all dataflows on the system. Platform entity types apply to all Spectrum Technology Platform installations, as compared to module-specific entity types that apply only if you have installed particular modules. The platform-level entity types are:

Audit Log
Controls access to the System > Logs > Audit Log area in Spectrum Management Console.
Dataflows
Controls access to all dataflow types (jobs, services, and subflows).
Note: If a user does not have the Edit permission, the user will only see the exposed version and the last saved version in the Versions pane in Spectrum Enterprise Designer.
Dataflows - Expose
Controls the ability to make dataflows available for execution.
Note: In order to expose the latest saved version of the dataflow (the version that's always at the top of the Versions pane in Spectrum Enterprise Designer) the user must have the Edit permission for the Dataflows secured entity type in addition to the Edit permission for the Dataflows - Expose secured entity type. This is because the latest saved version must first be saved as a version before it can be exposed, which requires the Edit permission for the dataflow.
Dataflows – Unlock
Controls access to unlock dataflows to make change.
Flow Defaults - Data Type Conversion
Controls access to the Flows > Defaults > Data Type Conversions area in Spectrum Management Console. All users have View access to data type conversion options. You cannot remove View access.
Flow Defaults - Malformed Records
Controls access to the Flows > Defaults > Malformed Records area in Spectrum Management Console. All users have View access to malformed record options. You cannot remove View access.
Flow Defaults - Reports
Controls access to the Flows > Defaults > Reports area in Spectrum Management Console. All users have View access to report options. You cannot remove View access.
Flow Defaults - Sort Performance
Controls access to the Flows > Defaults > Sort Performance area in Spectrum Management Console. All users have View access to sort performance options. You cannot remove View access.
Flow History - Jobs
Controls access to job execution history in Spectrum Enterprise Designer and Spectrum Management Console.
Flow History - Process Flows
Controls access to process flow execution history in Spectrum Management Console and Spectrum Enterprise Designer.
Flow History - Transactions
Controls access to the Flows > History > Transactions are in Spectrum Management Console.
Flow Scheduling
Controls access to the Flow > Schedules area in Spectrum Management Console.
Jobs
Controls the ability to run jobs in Spectrum Enterprise Designer, Spectrum Management Console, job executor, and the Administration Utility.
Notification - License Expiration
Controls access to configure license expiration notification emails in Spectrum Management Console.
Notification - SMTP Settings
Controls access to the System > Mail Server area in Spectrum Management Console.
Process Flows
Controls access to process flows.
Note: If a user does not have the Edit permission, the user will only see the exposed version and the last saved version in the Versions pane in Spectrum Enterprise Designer.
Process Flows - Expose
Controls the ability in Spectrum Enterprise Designer to make process flows available for execution.
Note: In order to expose the latest saved version of the process flow (the version that's always at the top of the Versions pane in Spectrum Enterprise Designer) the user must have the Edit permission for the Process Flows secured entity type in addition to the Edit permission for the Process Flows - Expose secured entity type. This is because the latest saved version must first be saved as a version before it can be exposed, which requires the Edit permission for the dataflow.
Product Data
Controls access to SPD-based product data.
Security - Access Control
Controls access to control settings in the System > Security > Access Control area in Spectrum Management Console.
Security - Access Token
Controls the ability to view users' tokens and delete tokens. A token facilitates authentication between a client and the server.
  • Read permission allows you to see a list of the active tokens, each of which represent an active session.
  • Delete permission allows you to delete users' tokens, which ends their session.
Security - Directory Access
Controls the ability to enable or disable restrictions on server directory resources using the System > Security > Directory Access area in Spectrum Management Console.
Security - Options
Controls access to the ability to turn security on and off in the System > Security > Roles area in Spectrum Management Console.
Security - Roles
Controls access to role configuration in the System > Security > Roles area in Spectrum Management Console.
Security - Users
Controls access for managing user accounts in the System > Security > Users area in Spectrum Management Console.
Security - Directory paths
Controls the ability to configure server directory resources the System > Security > Directory Access area in Spectrum Management Console.
Services
Controls the ability to run services through the API and web services.
Stages
Controls whether exposed subflows are available as a stage in dataflows.
System - Licensing
Controls access to the license information displayed in the System > Licensing and Expiration area in Spectrum Management Console.
System - Version Information
Controls access to the System > Version area in Spectrum Management Console.
System - Log
Controls access to the system log in Spectrum Management Console.