1. Security Guide
  2. Business Component Uses Position Access Control

Business Component Uses Position Access Control

If a view uses manager access control, and if the business component on which the view is based uses position access control, then the following behavior applies:

  • If the business component on which the view is based uses single-position access control, then the user sees data associated directly with the user’s active position or with subordinate positions.

  • If the business component on which the view is based uses team access control, then the user sees data for which the user’s active position is on the team or any subordinate position that is the primary member on the team. This is the standard behavior, known as primary manager visibility.

    A business component using team access control can be configured to allow the user to see data for all subordinate positions, regardless of whether they are the primary position for a record. This is known as nonprimary manager visibility.

    To configure nonprimary manager visibility, define a user property called Manager List Mode for the business component and set it to Team (rather than the default value of Primary). For more information about the Manager List Mode user property, see Siebel Developer's Reference.

Caution: Configuring nonprimary manager visibility to support mobile users requires changes to docking visibility rules. Customers who require this functionality must engage Oracle’s Advanced Customer Services. Contact your Oracle sales representative for Oracle Advanced Customer Services to request assistance.
Note: The value of the Visibility Applet Type field determines the access control properties that apply to a view. However, if a more restrictive value is specified for the Visibility Applet Type field for another view that is based on the same business component, then the restrictions of this visibility type are applied to both views. For example, if two views are based on the same business component, and if Manager visibility is selected for one view and Sales Rep Visibility is selected for the other view, then the restrictions of the Sales Rep Visibility type are also applied to the user’s active position or team positions on the view that has implemented Manager access control. As a result, the user does not have access to data associated with subordinates’ positions.