Group access to categories

A folder object control group is the most restrictive of the three types of category folder access: public, private, and group. Folder object control groups are defined in iBase Designer using the Security Manager but their usage is defined by the users who belong to the group, and the defined category settings.

The following options can be found in Tools > Options > General:

• Prompt for category when saving
• Default to 'Public' Access

How these settings affect the use of folder object control groups is summarized below:

Category prompt	Default access type	Result when you save a folder object
ON	Private	You are prompted to select the access type. The default access type is the folder object control group to which you belong. If you belong to several groups, the access type defaults to private.
ON	Public	You are prompted to select the access type for the folder object, the default access type is public.
OFF	Private	The folder object is automatically saved in the folder object control group to which you belong. If you belong to several groups, you are prompted to select one or more groups, or to change the access type.
OFF	Public	The folder object is automatically saved with public access.