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Module Rights Subtask

Use this subtask to assign Read-Only, Full, or Deny rights in one or more Costpoint modules to a user group by company.

In this subtask, a non-editable list of Costpoint modules displays in the Module List table window. Click Selectto move module information from a selected row to the Module Rights table window, where you can select the type of rights and company. You can alternatively bypass the Selectprocess and add new module rows by company directly in the Module Rights table window.

Use this screen whenever you want to assign module rights for one or more specific user groups.

Module List

Use this table window to view a list of available Costpoint modules. Highlight the row of the module for which you want to assign rights by company for the user group. Then, click Selectto move module information from the selected row to the Module Rights table window.

Alternatively, you can use the Module Rights table window to select the module for which you want to assign rights.

Field Description
Module

This field displays the identification code for this module.

Name

This field displays the descriptive name for this Module > .

Domain

This field displays the name of the domain containing this module. The domains are as follows:

  • Accounting
  • Projects
  • People
  • Materials
  • Administration
Select

Click this button to move module information from the selected row in the Module List table window to the Module Rights table window.

Module Rights

Use this table window to assign the user group's module rights by company for the modules selected in the Module List table window.

You can alternatively bypass the Selectprocess and add new module rows by company directly in the Module Rights table window.

Field Description
Module

This field displays the identification code for this module.

Name

This field displays the descriptive name for this Module > .

Module Rights

Use this drop-down list box to select the type of rights to assign to the user group for this module for this company. The options are as follows:

  • Read Only: Select this option to allow users to access this module, select data, and view data, but deny updating data.
  • Full: Select this option to allow users to access this module, select data, and update data.
  • Deny: Select this option to deny users access to this module.
Company

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the company ID for this user's module rights. You can enter ALL in this field to automatically assign rights for this module to this user group across all companies.

Rights Status

This field only displays if the Enforce Segregation of Duties Rules check box is selected in the Corporate Settings block of the Configure System Settings screen. One of the following status statements populates the field:

  • System Approved: Costpoint has verified that there are no segregation of duties conflicts for this right
  • In Conflict: Costpoint has determined that one or more segregation of duties conflicts exist for this right. The rights cannot be used unless manually overridden using the Override Segregation of Duties Conflicts application.
  • Delete Conflict: An attempt to delete this right has failed, since deleting the rights record would cause one or more segregation of duties conflicts.
  • Manually Approved: Costpoint has determined that one or more segregation of duties conflicts exist for this right, but the conflicts have been manually overridden.
  • Pending: An assigned right has yet to be checked for segregation of duties conflicts. The Identify Segregation of Duties Conflicts process must be run before this assigned right can be used.
  • Delete Requested: An attempt to delete this right must be checked for segregation of duties conflicts. Identify Segregation of Duties Conflicts process must be run before this assigned right can be deleted.
Domain

This field displays the domain name for the application. The domain names are as follows:

  • Accounting
  • Projects
  • People
  • Materials
  • Administration