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Access Control Overview


In Siebel application terms, a screen is a collection of views. The screen represents a broad area of functionality, such as working with accounts. To the user, a view is simply one Web page. Within a view, the user may see lists of data records or forms presenting individual records. These lists and forms are also referred to as applets in a configuration context.

In Figure 14, the My Accounts view of the Accounts screen is shown, as indicated by the selected Accounts screen tab and the display of My Accounts in the Show drop-down list. This view includes an Accounts list and an accompanying form with detail for the selected account.

Figure 14.  My Accounts View

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Basic access control consists of the following:

View-level access control mechanisms include filtering of available views at the application level, and through a user's responsibilities, or sets of views, assigned to the user.

For more information about implementing view-level access control, see Implementing Basic Access Control.

You can use several different access control mechanisms to associate data with users or groups of users. You can also create hierarchical organizations of users, and of data, to facilitate the implementation of access control.

The sections that follow examine access control further:


 Security Guide for Siebel eBusiness Applications 
 Published: 23 June 2003