Assign rights

  1. Rights contexts
  2. Allocation of rights
    1. Disable rights assignment
      1. Definition
      2. Context
      3. How it works
  3. Illustrated example: Assigning contribution rights
    1. Realization
      1. Prerequisites
      2. Assignment

 

Important
Every user has rights through the assignment of a profileThis profile is applicable to a context. This profile is applicable to a context.
Assigning rights to users therefore consists in assigning a rights profile to a user on a context.

By selecting the Profile assignment button on the Users, groups and rights tab, you access a new menu dedicated to rights assignment.

Rights contexts

In Ametys, there are several contexts for assigning rights:

  • Site content: this context allows you to apply rights to all or specific site content.
  • Synchronized content : For each synchronized content, there is a specific context that allows you to assign rights to this content. The context name is the same as the Content Synchronization definition.
  • General: these are general rights (label management, URL redirection, checking for broken links, etc.).

Access to theAmetys contribution area is subject to having at least 1 right (any right) assigned to this context.

  • Pages: this context concerns rights relating to the Site Map (add a page, delete a page, add a service, add content, etc.).
  • Resources: this context concerns rights relating to the resource explorer (create a folder, rename a folder, add a file, delete a file, etc.).
  • Reference tables: this context is used to apply rights to reference tables.
  • Content types: this context lets you apply rights to content types

The context can be selected from the left-hand column of the central interface.

Info
When you select a context, the information displayed in the left-hand column automatically updates according to the chosen context.
Example: resource context

 

Allocation of rights

Use the following procedure to assign rights to the selected context:

  1. Select a context from the drop-down list
  2. Assign the desired user to the profile of your choice by clicking in the summary table.
  • The  indicates that the user is authorized
  • The  indicates that the user is authorized by inheritance
  • The  indicates that the user is excluded
  • The  indicates that no assignment has been determined

Disable rights assignment

This feature is available from version 4.3.

Definition

By default, rights are inherited. This feature allows you to disable this inheritance of rights. 

Context

The disable rights assignment feature is available in the Pages context .  

On other contexts, this feature is not available.  

How it works

The "Assignment inheritance" button is available in the "Profile assignment" tab and can take two forms: 

  •  when inheritance is activated
  •  when inheritance is disabled

 

Illustrated example: Assigning contribution rights

The webmaster wishes to grant contribution rights to the Blog section of the website.

Realization

Prerequisites
Assignment
  1. Click on the Profile assignment tool
  2. Select the Pages context
  3. Select the Blog page from the sitemap
  4. Select the relevant user or user group and the chosen profile, then click on the to display the green authorization icon 
  5. Click on the Save changes button

The selected user or group now has the corresponding profile rights to the Blog section.

If there are several people to be assigned with the same profile and in the same context, it is advisable to create a group and assign the group.

Don't forget to give the moment a right on the General context: without this, the person won't have access to Ametys.

A rights visualization tool is available. For more information, please visit this page. 

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