Restricting Access to a System Browser View

By default, System Browser views are available to all the users configured for a project. You can create a scope rule that restricts access to a view to a specific user group.

  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  • You previously configured users and at least one user group.
  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
  1. Select Project > System Settings > Scopes.
  • The Scopes tab displays.
  1. In System Browser, select the Manual navigation check box.
  1. Select the view you want to restrict from the drop-down list.
  1. Select the root node of the view and drag-and-drop it to the Scope Rules area.
  • The hierarchical path of the linked object is available as a scope rule in an Include row.
  1. Click Save.
  1. In the Save Object As dialog box, enter a name and description for the scope rule, and click OK.
  1. Select Security.
  • The Security tab displays.
  1. In the Groups area, select the user group that will have access to the view defined in the scope rule.
  • The configuration expanders refresh to display the settings for that user group.
  1. From System Browser, drag-and-drop the previously created scope rule to the Scope Rights area, and define the rights.
  1. Click Save .
  • The view configured in the scope rule is only available for the users belonging to the user group defined for the scope rights.