Understanding Tab Security

You can secure users from changing the name of the tab and viewing the form that you call by using the tab. For example, to set up change security, select the Change option. Next, drag tabs one at a time from the UnSecured node to the Secured node. The detail area reflects the changed security that you set for the tabs. This security means that the user you entered cannot change the tabs that you dragged to the Secured node.

Note: If you secure a user from an application, you cannot also secure the user from certain tabs on a form in that application. This restriction prevents redundant double security. Similarly, if you secure a user from a tab, you cannot secure the user from the application that contains the tab.

You can define Tab security at the application, version, and form level. You cannot define Tab security at the subform level. As an alternative, you could define column security at the form level (power form level) and every instance of the data dictionary item (either on the power form header or subform grid) follows the defined security.

Note: Portlets are handled by the system as if they are subforms; therefore, portlets have the same Tab security limitation.