topic Re: Section Access and User Privileges in QlikView

Section Access and User Privileges

ninnartx — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:35:50 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'm having some difficulties with admin / user privileges. So for the document attached, I have set user privileges such that the user will not be able to edit script or reload. However when I log in as admin, the edit script / reload buttons are grayed out as well. Am I doing something wrong?

Username and password for the document is "ADMIN".

I wanted to show you the real environment so edit script is grayed out. You can just change document properties -> security to be able to view my section access script.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Re: Section Access and User Privileges

rubenmarin — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:30 GMT

Hi Ninnart, I think your script is ok, the difference is that login as an admin you can change security, but login as an user you don't have that option.

Re: Section Access and User Privileges

ninnartx — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:53:37 GMT

Hi Ruben,

Yes but shouldn't the admin have full control? My issue is that the "User Privileges" I set in Document Properties should only apply to user accounts but for some reason they apply to the admin account as well.

Re: Section Access and User Privileges

rubenmarin — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 08:37:05 GMT

Hi Ninnart, I know but that's the way it works, check the help: https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/12.1/Subsystems/Client/Content/Document_Properties_Security.htm

There is no place where it says that this settings are only applied to users, it only says that people (users in the spanish version) with administrative privileges can change this settings.

I don't know if there is a workaround to replicate the behaviour you are asking for, but you don't have to look to solve anything wrong because there is nothing wrong in your settings.

Re: Section Access and User Privileges

jonathandienst — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 08:50:23 GMT

There is an option at the bottom of the security settings "Admin Override Security", which will enable all the disabled bits for Admins only - as long as you are opening the document using the Desktop client.

If you are opening via the access point (qvp, plugin or Ajax), then you will be connected with User privileges and you Admin status will b ignored.

Re: Section Access and User Privileges

rubenmarin — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 08:55:29 GMT

New thing to learn today, easier as that.

Thanks Jonathan!

Re: Section Access and User Privileges

ninnartx — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 08:56:10 GMT

That's exactly what i'm looking for! Thanks Jonathan and Ruben!