Create or edit a case
You can edit the general properties of a case, such as the description, and assign users and groups. You can only edit or create a case if you have both security administrator and database administrator permissions.
To create a case, select New > Case.
To edit a case, select Edit > Case.
Note: To change the name of an existing case or to delete a case, use iBase Designer.
If you do not have permission to create or edit a case, the menu commands are unavailable.
Setting general properties
Enter a Description for the case. This description is visible to the user when they select a case, when logging on to the database.
Specify whether the case is Open or Closed. Users are able to add data to an open case when they select only that case when logging on. Data in a closed case cannot be added, modified, or deleted by users.
Assigning users to the case
A list of all the users of this database is displayed on the left. This list is defined in iBase Designer. To add users to or remove users from the database, you need to start iBase Designer.
To assign a database user to this case, double-click their name.
Added users appear in the list on the right.
Assigning groups to the case
A list of all the groups of users (Data Access Control groups) for this database is displayed on the left. This list is defined in iBase Designer. To add or remove groups from the database, you need to start iBase Designer.
To assign a group to this case, double-click the group name.
Added groups appear in the list on the right.