Security

When deploying Digital Dashboards, one of the most common issues that administrators face is how to configure dashboards to supply information tailored to the roles of various users in the organization. For example, an executive must have access to information that is very different from what a salesperson or a shop foreman requires. Some Web Parts designed for executives should be unavailable to a majority of users, but at the same time, there are Web Parts that everyone must have, such as a Web Part that displays company announcements.

When a user or administrator modifies the properties of a dashboard or Web Part, the dashboard factory writes those settings back to the store. For this reason, security is an essential consideration.

A Digital Dashboard is an intranet application that is integrated fully with Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Internet and file system security. You configure Digital Dashboard security by setting Access Control Lists (ACLs) on the underlying store. This makes it possible for you to control security for individuals and groups in addition to Web Parts and dashboards. Integration between the stores and Active Directory makes it possible for you to link group and user permissions to the core company directory.

See Also

Understanding the Digital Dashboard | Why Digital Dashboards? | Creating a Digital Dashboard Project | Deploying an Exchange Server Dashboard | Dashboard Schema Properties | Web Part Schema Properties