Configure User Security

User Security

Security in Enterprise Architect is a means of improving collaborative design and development by preventing concurrent editing and limiting the possibility of inadvertent model changes by users not designated as model authors

User security is not enabled by default in Enterprise Architect; the Administrator must enable it first

Where user security is enabled a password is required to log in to the model

Elements can be locked per user or per group

Enable Security

Security Policies

Enterprise Architect User Security offers two policies:

• Standard security mode - all elements are initially unlocked and, as necessary, a user can set a user or group lock on any element or set of elements in order to make changes and protect those changes
• Rigorous security mode - an Enterprise Architect model is read-only and nothing in the model can be edited until explicitly checked out with a user lock

Security Policy

Security Operations For Administrators

A number of security tasks can only be performed by users with Administrative rights to the model

Set Security Policy

Enable Security

Maintain Users

Import User IDs From Active Directory

Change User Passwords

Assign User To Groups

View All User Permissions

Maintain Groups

View and Manage Locks

Password Encryption

Create Workflow Scripts.

Security Operations For Users

Other Security tasks can be performed by users who do not have Administrative rights

Lock Model Elements

Lock Packages

Apply a User Lock

Identify Who Has Locked An Object

Locked Element Indicators

Manage Your Own Locks

Change Your Own Password

Security Scripts

With workflow administration permissions, you can also develop workflow scripts using the Scripting window

Workflow scripts validate and control user input.

List of Available Permissions

Workflow Scripts

Scripting

Workflow Script Functions