Security Rules
Security rules allows you to control the visibility of a resource based on conditions. You can create rules for the following resources:
Groups
Users
Understanding rules scope
Once a rule is created, the rule will be applied to any area of the Qommentary Admin Console or any Qommentary Extension where the resource is displayed.
For example, if you setup a rule for groups, then you will be able to see only those groups which meet that condition.
Creating a rule for a group
1. Click on Create rule
2. Enter the rule name and description (optional)
3. Select Group as Resource Type
4. Check the Active check box
The Active check box indicates whether the rule is active or not. The rule is applied only if the check box is checked.
5. In the Actions section, leave the Read option checked
6. Add rule conditions
Field | Description |
Logical Operator | Indicates if the conditions are exclusive or inclusive If AND is selected, the conditions are concatenated using the logical operator AND. e.g: Condition1 AND Condition2 AND Condition3 If OR is selected, the conditions are concatenated using the logical operator OR. e.g: Condition1 OR Condition2 OR Condition3 NOTE: AND and OR operators cannot be used on the same rule. |
Resource | Indicates the resource that the condition will be targeting |
Property | Indicates the Resource property used on the condition |
Operator | Indicates the operator used on the condition. Available operators:
NOTE: operators are case-sensitive |
User | Represents the current user logged in when the rule is being evaluated |
Attributes | Displays a list of Qlik Sense user attributes |
6a. Select the resource property
6b. Select the operator, e.g. Equals
6c. Select user
6d. Select the user attribute, e.g: business_unit
Now if the system needs to display a list of groups, it will interpret the rule as follows: "When the group name is equal to the business unit attribute value from the logged in user Then display the group"
8. To add more conditions, click on the Add condition button and repeat steps 6a to 6.d.
9. Click on Save button
Creating a rule for a user
1. Click on Create rule
2. Enter the rule name and description (optional)
3. Select User as Resource Type
4. Check the Active check box
The Active check box indicates whether the rule is active or not. The rule is applied only if the check box is checked.
5. In the Actions section, leave the Read option checked
6. Add rule conditions
Rule conditions for users are based on the group name of the groups that the user created or belongs to.
7. Click on Save button
Disabling a rule
If you wish to de-activate a security rule when no longer in use, please follow these steps:
1. Click on the the Security Rules left menu option
2. Click on the Edit icon
3. Uncheck the Active check box
4. Click on Save button
Deleting a rule
1. Click on the the Security Rules left menu option
2. Click on the Delete icon
3. A confirmation modal will be displayed. Click on Delete button
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