Restricting write access to project areas

This content applies to version 4.0.3 or later. You can restrict write access to a project area by assigning roles and operations to users in the Configuration Management application project area that corresponds to the configuration space that is referenced by project areas in a lifecycle management product. By default, all users have write access to the configurations, and therefore the resources, in a project area of a lifecycle management product.

Before you begin

  • You should be familiar with project areas, configuration spaces, snapshots, workspaces, and change sets, which are described in Management of shared resources.
  • You must be a member of either the JazzProjectAdmins group or the JazzAdmins group.
  • You must know the name of the project area in a lifecycle management product that you want to restrict write access to.

    You must also know name of the project area in the Configuration Management application that corresponds to the configuration space that is referenced by one or more project areas in a lifecycle management product.

About this task

The roles and operations that you assign in the Configuration Management application complement, but do not replace, the permissions that are assigned in the lifecycle management product. Permissions for lifecycle management products vary; see the administration pages or the online help for that product.
Note: You can create custom roles and assign operations as required by your project. A team member can be assigned multiple roles.

Procedure

  1. In the Configuration Management application, open the project area with the same name as the configuration space that the lifecycle management product's project area links to:
    1. Log in to the Administration page of the Jazz™ Team Server: in a web browser, go to https://fully_qualified_host_name:9443/jts/admin.
    2. On the Application Administration page, in the Configuration Management (/vvc) section, click Application.
    3. Click Project Areas > Active Project Areas.
    4. Click the name of the project area with the same name as the configuration space.
    You can now edit the properties of the project area that manages access to the configurations used by the project area or areas of the lifecycle development products.
  2. Optional: In the navigation on the left side of the page, click Roles.
    1. Create new roles for your project: in the Defined Roles section, click the Create Role icon.
    2. In the Identifier field, specify a name for the role.
    3. Click Save.
  3. In the navigation on the left side of the page, click Permissions.
    1. From the Select a role list, click Everyone (default).
    2. Disable all the permissions in the Configuration Management operations group.
    3. Optional: Set the permissions for the other roles as required by your project.
    4. Click Save.
  4. In the navigation on the left side of the page, click Overview.
    1. In the Members section, click Add.
    2. Complete the steps in the wizard to select users and assign roles to them.
    3. Click Finish.
  5. Click Save.

Results

The users that you selected now have write access to the configurations and resources in the selected project area.

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