Access Control

Is there a good document talks about the overall strategies to control access in RTC?

e.g. in a complex environment, have multiple teams working on the same project, with vendors, all normal security.

Thanks
Jirong

There are a few resources in the library you can go over for the different options with restricting access in RTC.

https://jazz.net/library/article/126#Permissions_Component
https://jazz.net/blog/index.php/2011/05/23/enhanced-source-control-permissions-in-the-next-release-of-rational-team-concert/
https://jazz.net/library/video/106

Can I have ACL at the folder level within a component?

Thanks
Jirong

Can I have ACL at the folder level within a component?

Thanks
Jirong

No, the access permissions end at the component level. You would have to separate the folders into separate components.

Defining read access control at the file/folder level is a high priority
work item for the next release. See the work item 118445.

Cheers,
Geoff

On 8/5/2011 4:53 PM, hujirong wrote:

Can I have ACL at the folder level within a component?

Thanks
Jirong

I just created a new repository workspace from a stream. Then i show workspace files, and try to edit a file, but its read only. Any idea why?

thanks,
Tom

Then i show workspace files, and try to edit a file, but its read only.

I'm taking that to mean you right-clicked on the newly created repository workspace and selected "Show" --> "Repository Files". This view does indeed show the files in your repository files, however those files are currently located remotely on the Jazz server. You cannot directly edit files from this "Repository Files" view. You first have to perform a Load of the repository workspace to your local disk, and then you can modify the files (ex: from opening them in the "Package Explorer"), and then check them into your repository workspace (... and create change sets / and optionally deliver them to streams etc).

If you have loaded the repository workspace, from the "Repository Files" view, you can use the "Open Local File" context menu action to open the file locally (for edit). Otherwise the normal "Open File" context menu action opens the remote file.

Then i show workspace files, and try to edit a file, but its read only.

David,
Thanks - you are exactly right. Following your instructions i'm able to edit.

It's been a few months since i've been in RTC SCM. When i see "My Repository Workspaces" and then after the particular workspace it says "(loaded)" i jump to the assumption that i'm working with a local file.... Especially since in Eclipse traditionally a workspace is a local thing... Its still gonna take some un-learning :)

thanks again!
Tom