PM19946: access controls in baselines

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• a user has suggested that we mention that after baselining, ACLs
  will be preserved in the baseline and cannot be changed. The us
  e case is as follows:
  
  The scenario is where a module which has specific ACLs on certai
  n data. A user joins the project but has no access to the data i
  n the baseline and there is no way to modify the baseline ACLs s
  o the end result is that this data is not viewable by this user.
  
  We can add, perhaps as a NOTE in the ACLs or baseline section of
   the manual, that we recommend using ACLs based on groups rather
   than individual users. This way a user can be added to a group
  which has access to the data, resolving the problem.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  a user has suggested that we mention that after baselining,
  ACLs will be preserved in the baseline and cannot be
  changed. There is a documentation change that needs to
  happen
  

Problem conclusion

• The following has been added to the topic entitled Rational
  DOORS groups:
  
  ... This is especially useful when you use the Rational
  DOORS baselining functionality. When you baseline a module,
  the access permissions to the baseline are frozen, and the
  only way new employees can access the baseline is if they
  are members of a group.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TLOGIC DOORS

• Fixed component ID

  5724V61DR

Applicable component levels

• R920 PSN

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