Using other HCL Compass security features

This topic provides information about available HCL Compass security features.

The methods available for protecting data and ensuring that only authorized users view or change records in the HCL Compass environment include:

See Customizing security in HCL Compass Web for information on restricting user access through the Web client.

Restricting access to fields

You can restrict user access to a field in two ways:

  • Defining field behavior as read-only. Users can view, but not change, the contents of a read-only field.
  • Using a field Permission hook to determine the level of user access.

Restricting access to actions

You can add an Access Control hook that restricts access based on criteria you specify, or you can select the user groups that can perform the action.

Restrict access to dialog tabs

You can restrict access to multiple fields by placing them on a tab and restricting access to the tab to selected user groups.

Adding password protection

You can add a password field to a form by using a Text Box control to suppress echoing of characters typed in the field. When the user types in the field, each character is replaced by an asterisk (*). See Adding password protection