End-User Security Setup for Windows Forms Controls

MM .NET makes it easy for end users to set up security for their applications. One of the primary ways of doing this is by means of Security Setup mode.

If application security is enabled and the user has the appropriate rights, a Security Setup menu bar appears in their File menu pad at run time:

See the Help topic Securing Windows Forms Menus for details.

When the user selects this option from the menu, the application goes into "Security Setup" mode. If there are any forms open when this option is selected, all user interface controls that have been marked as secure (see the Help topic Securing User Interface Controls) have a small security icon displayed next to them:

If any forms are subsequently opened after going into Security Setup mode, these forms also display a security icon next to each secure control. If you want to change the location of this icon for a particular form, see the Help topic Displaying Security Setup Icons.

Specifying User and Role Rights

When you click on a security setup icon at run time, the User Security Setup dialog appears. The top pane of the dialog displays all system users and the bottom pane displays all roles.

You can select a user or role and then specify their access level for the current control: None, Read-Only or Full.

Setting the User Access Level

When you select a user in the upper list box, the access level setting indicates the actual access level the user has at run time for the current control. At run time, MM .NET determines a user's access level to a secure object by evaluating settings described in the Help topic Determining a User's Access Level.