Security Panel

Administer

Click on the drop-down arrow to display a selection of commands for configuring security in the model.

• Apply Locks to Connectors - extends all locks on source elements to the connectors owned by those elements, so that those connectors cannot be deleted and their properties cannot be edited; new connectors cannot be created on those elements
• Require User Lock to Edit - enables 'pessimistic' locking on the current project; in this mode, users must apply a personal lock to model elements and diagrams before any modifications can be made
• Group Workflow - select to set up the workflow from one status to another, for each security group

• Enable Security - toggles (either enable or disable) the state of Project Security for the current project; you are prompted to supply an Authorization Key before the security state is changed
• Show User Avatars - displays (or, if unselected, hides) all user avatars in Chat and Discussion entries, in your work sessions

My Account

Click on the drop-down arrow to display a selection of commands for configuring security on your user ID.

• Manage My Locks - displays a dialog that lists all locks you have applied under your user ID; you can review and release locks using this dialog
• Remember Me - when set, this stores your credentials and applies them automatically each time you log in
• Change Password - displays the 'Change Password' dialog in which you can change the password for your own, currently logged in, user ID
• Set Avatar - assigns an avatar image (from a selected Image Asset Artifact) to your user ID
• Hide OpenID login window - displays (unselected) or hides (selected) the 'OpenID Authentication' dialog; also resets the 'Don't show this window again' checkbox on the 'OpenID Authentication' dialog
• Login as Another User - displays the login dialog to enable you to log in to the Enterprise Architect project as another user

(Some of these options are also available from the <user name> drop-down in the top right corner of the Enterprise Architect screen.)

Users

This command displays the 'Security Users' dialog, where new users can be defined and permissions can be granted to those users. Users can be added to existing User Groups. The dialog also provides for import of user definitions from Windows Active Directory lists.

Groups

This command displays the 'Security Groups' dialog, where new User Groups can be created and users can be added to those groups. Permissions can be granted to User Groups using this dialog.

Locks

This command displays the 'Manage Locks' dialog. The dialog shows a list of all elements and diagrams within the model that have active locks. You can also filter to show only items with User Locks or Group Locks. The list of items can be sorted by lock type, item name, locking user, locking group, or the time of lock application. The dialog can be used to select some or all of the locked items, and then to unlock the selected items.