Ongoing use of permissions

View my permissions

For any of the objects in OLIB Web that you have access to, you can view your own permissions.

For example:

1. Open a Folder.
2. At the top of the screen, click on Permissions: My Permissions.
3. This displays your permissions on that 'object' e.g:

Change owner of an object

Users are allowed to change ownership of an object if they themselves are the owner or if they have a privilege level of System Administrator. You can use a search box to find the user by surname.

For example:

1. Open a Folder.
2. At the top of the screen, click on Permissions: Change Owner.
3. In the Change Owner popup enter the surname of the new owner.
4. As you type, a list of possible matches displays. Select the new owner and click Save:

Simplified sharing of an object

You can 'share' objects like folders or saved searches with other users. For example you may create a saved search on a particular subject and want to share the list of results with other cataloguers. OLIB Web has a streamlined way to grant View or Modify permissions and a more advanced share method (if you are the owner of a User Group).

For example:

1. Open a Folder.
2. At the top of the screen, click on Permissions: Share.
3. In the Share popup, in user/group enter the surname of the new owner to display a list of possible matches.
4. Select the user or group you want to share with and click Save.

When that user next logs in to OLIB Web they will have access to the folder and will be able to modify it.

If you are the owner of a User Group, a slightly different popup allows you to allocate permissions to a group more easily:

Advanced management of an object's permissions

This option allows all permissions to be managed - not just View / Modify. You can also Revoke permissions. It allows full control of exactly what permission is granted to which specific users. Advanced permissions are possible if the current user is able to grant or revoke any permissions on the 'object' at all.

To add a user or group that is not currently in the list, start typing the surname / name of the user / group and select it from the possible matches.

Simply toggle the tick box for the relevant permission / user combination:

For example:

1. Open e.g. a Folder.
2. At the top of the screen, click on Permissions: Advanced.
3. Any existing permissions are shown, users / groups are displayed in bold with permissions listed for each.
4. If for example the required group is not displayed, start typing the name in New Entry and select it from the matches found.
5. Alternatively, to search for an individual user, start typing the Surname, %Forename or %Barcode in New Entry and select it from the matches found. (Forename, Barcode require a preceding wildcard%. OLIB displays the barcode in any matches, to uniquely identify users.)
6. In Advanced Permissions use the tick boxes to apply the correct permissions and save the changes:

Permissions on record	Revoke	Grant	Modify	Access	Create Record	Delete Record	Grant All	Revoke All	Reset
ALL USERS GROUP
Acquisitions
Cataloguers
Librarians
Start typing a user name or group name to get a list of possible matches.

Grant All inserts all permissions except Grant and Revoke, for that user / group.

Revoke All removes all permissions for that user / group.

Reset to revert to original settings.

See also how this way of granting permissions is used to set permissions in Domains.