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Data Partitions

A data partition is a subset of a CA SDM database that controls a user’s access to tickets and other data records based on their content. For example, you can restrict a user’s view of the database to only those configuration items assigned to the user’s organization. In addition, you can restrict a user to updating only assigned tickets and allow read‑only access to other configuration items.

A data partition consists of a set of constraints. The data partition constraints identify the table that is being controlled by the data partition and the constraint type. Constraint types specify what the user can do, such as create, delete, update, view, and so forth, within the data partition. After you assign a data partition to an access type, which you in turn assign to a user’s contact record, the constraints and constraint types are what control the user’s access to the records in the CA SDM database table.

You can also view constraints independent of the data partition using them. For example, you may want to view all constraints for a specific table, regardless of the data partition.

Note: For more information about how to use data partition constraints, see the Online Help.