Determining why an entity has certain authorities

An entity's authorities can accumulate from several sources so it is useful to be able to find out which authority records contributed to an entity's accumulated authorities.

After determining why an entity has certain authorities, we can then change the accumulated authorities in one or more of the authority records as appropriate.

To determine why a entity has certain authorities on an object, complete the following steps.

Procedure

1. In the Content view, right-click the object, then click Object Authorities > Find Accumulated Authorities... The Find Accumulated Authorities dialog opens.
2. Select the type of entity and type the name of the entity. The table displays the entity's accumulated authorities and the authority records that contribute to them.
3. Look down the column of the authority (for example, the Put column) to determine which authority record has caused the entity to have that accumulated authority.

Results

When we have determined which authority records have contributed to the group or user's accumulated authorities, we can edit one or more of the authority records to change the accumulated authorities (be aware that changes you make could be inherited by other groups or users as well).

We can also remove an authority record from in the Find Accumulated Authorities dialog. Be aware, however, that removing an authority record might revoke authorities from the user or group (or from any users in the group) that is associated with that record.