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Model Object Protection Requirements

Protection requirements are applicable only on model-based configurations. If you perform a task for which the model objects included in a subset do not have the appropriate protection, the proposed changes are either not allowed or discarded. An error message is displayed for information purpose.

Protection levels are hierarchical and are from highest to lowest:

1. Delete
2. Modify
3. Access
4. Read

You can delete a configuration only if it is defined with Delete protection and not with Update, Read, or Access protection. You can modify a configuration only if it is defined with Update or Delete protection and not with Read or Access protection.

For example, if a subset is defined with Delete protection on Procedure Step A but the subset is not checked out, another subset containing Procedure A with Delete protection may be checked out and that procedure step may be deleted.

The following requirements govern model object protection with default expansion:

Delete

You can delete existing configurations.

You can add a new configuration and can include target objects unless the target objects are defined with Read protection.

You can update existing configurations including update of target environments. You can select new objects or clear selected objects from the model objects list and update trace selection unless the target object is defined with Read protection.

You can update the generation options and can generate a configuration unless the target objects are defined with Read protection in which case you cannot select the trace option.

Note: The Delete icon is disabled in the Generation Configurations dialog if the configuration is not defined with Delete protection.

Modify

You can add a new configuration and can include target objects unless the target objects are defined with Read protection.

You can update existing configurations including update of target environments. You can select new objects or clear selected objects from the model objects list and update trace selection unless the target objects are defined with Read protection.

You can update the generation options and can generate a configuration unless the target objects are defined with Read protection in which case you cannot select the trace option.

You cannot delete existing configurations.

Access

You can add a new configuration and can include target objects unless the target objects are defined with Read protection.

You cannot update existing configurations including update of target environments. You cannot select new objects or clear selected objects from the model objects list and you cannot update trace selection.

You can generate a configuration but you cannot update the generation options or the trace options.

You cannot delete existing configurations.

Read

You cannot add a new configuration.

You cannot update existing configurations including update of target environments. You cannot select new objects or clear selected objects from the model objects list and you cannot update trace selection.

You cannot delete existing configurations.

You can generate a configuration but you cannot update the generation options or the trace options.