Ideas to control access to info in application? (Newbie Q~)

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I am developing my 1st real solution. The goal is to control access to 3 sections as follows

  1. Section 1; anyone can author and read, the author, members of Department A, and Execs can edit later.

  2. Section 2 - ‘Top Secret’! Only Execs can read, edit, or anything else!

  3. Section 3 - Anyone can view, only Department A and the execs (if they’re nice) can edit.

Ther are various groups available to work with (Execs, Dept A, etc.)

Can this type of scenario be achieved with controlled access sections in one big form?

Should it be built with three seperate forms? If so, how are they associated? Perhaps as Document, Response, and Respone to Response types? I can see Sections 2 and 3 as being equal in that hierarchy.

Should roles be incorporated?

I’m comfortable with @formulas and am learning LotusScript. Specific answers and recommendations of resources very welcome!

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Subject: Ideas to control access to info in application? (Newbie Q~)

Howdy! :wink:

Welcome to the family!

Is the info in each of the sections heavily related? If so, you can use computed subforms based on the group names. If not, you can just use seperate forms.

I don’t think you’ll need any Lotusscript to do this part of it, and just a few “@If’s” and “@Member’s” in the computed subform formulas.

Good luck!

Steve in Montreal :wink:

“It hurts to be on the cutting edge.”

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Subject: RE: Ideas to control access to info in application? (Newbie Q~)

Thanks, Steve.

Each of the sections is used for data collection, but don’t rely much on each other. The inclusion of a few bits of data that apply throughout is pretty much it. It’s the hardline permissions to have anything to do with getting into that top secret section 2. that gives me the willies. I’ll try what you’ve suggested.