Modifying security permissions

It is possible to change the mapping between user groups and the security permissions that the security schema defines without reimporting or reindexing your data. You must take care to ensure that all i2 Analyze users retain the ability to access your deployment.

Permitted changes to security permissions

The following table shows the changes that you can make to the security permissions in a deployed security schema without clearing data from the system:

Change

XML elements or attributes

Allowed

Reindex?

Add a security group

<GroupPermissions>

Yes

No

Modify an existing security group

UserGroup

Yes

No

Remove an existing security group

<GroupPermissions>

Yes

No

Add a security dimension to a security group

<Permissions>

Yes

No

Remove a security dimension from a security group

<Permissions>

Yes

No

Add security permissions to a security group

<Permission>

Yes

No

Modify the access level that a security permission specifies

DimensionValue, Level

Yes

No

Remove a security permission from a security group

<Permission>

Yes

No