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Chapter 6
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Protecting databases 133
About enabling record-level access
You can set individual record access for each table. For example, the privilege set can limit the ability to:
1 View, edit, create, or delete all or certain records within each table.
1 Access or modify certain fields within each table.
You can only set record access privileges for tables defined in the current file. If the file contains
relationships to tables in other files that you want to protect, you need to create accounts and privilege sets
in the other files to protect those tables.
For more information about using the Edit Privilege Set dialog box, see Help.
Viewing extended privileges
Extended privileges determine the data sharing options that are permitted by a privilege set for a file. For
example, if the file is shared, the Access via FileMaker Network extended privilege determines if the
privilege set allows opening the shared file as a client. The Access via Instant Web Publishing extended
privilege determines whether the privilege set allows accessing the database from a web browser.
There are six default extended privileges. For more information about them, see “Accounts, privilege sets,
and extended privileges” on page 124.
You can view extended privileges in the Manage Security dialog box, as well as enable each extended
privilege for selected privilege sets. All of the extended privileges are disabled by default, even in the Full
Access privilege set.
It may be necessary to delete an extended privilege that is no longer required.
To view the extended privileges:
1. Open the database file.
2. Choose File menu > Manage > Security.
3. In the Manage Security dialog box, click the Extended Privileges tab.
For more information about extended privileges, see Help.