I have learned how to make Entitlement groups and how to assign users to the group. BUT is there an upgrade coming that will allow us to assign a user to multiple EG's?
example:
I would like to create several EG's via discipline(?) and then assign these EG's to users. For us Microstation would be the base for most users. Not all users need access to specialty products like our Visualization group. Microstation EG+ Viz EG
Our Bridge bureau would have an EG designated for them. Microstation EG + Bridge EG.
Hydraulics licenses would be a seperate EG. Microstation EG + Hydro EG
Will the Entitlement Groups be granulated out sorta like Active Directory allows for multiple groups per user?
Only being able to assign one group to a user does us no good as we have to allow all software that is or will be used to all users when in reality some of the specialty software is used by about only 5% of users. Yes, we could NOT install the software on non authorized users machines and that is how we operate today, but this would allow us to regulate the users instead of any Techs that may install without the main office consent or knowledge of the products cost.
There are currently no plans to implement overlapping Entitlement Groups. When a product is added or removed from an Entitlement Group, a Granted or Denied rule that applies to the Entitlement Group is created for the product. If multiple groups could be assigned to users, conflicting rules would become an issue. How does Active Directory handle this problem? Is there an order of precedence?
In the meantime, Entitlement Groups can be created for each discipline. The following Entitlement Group instructions show how to remove several products at once to expedite the creation process.
Jeremy,
I do not think you need to look to AD. ProjectWise allows for multiple group membership and unless a user is specifically excluded from something they get the combination of the access rights granted by the groups they belong to. Could the methods used in PW be used here. Having a user only being allowed to belong to a single group is very restrictive and in a large organisation like ours impossible to manage.
Is it possible to assign a default entitlement group to any new user added on the user management portal when you use auto-approval settings?
Thierry SAGE
ProjectWise Consultant - Bentley Systems France
Thierry Sage said:Is it possible to assign a default entitlement group to any new user added on the user management portal when you use auto-approval settings?
No, this capability does not currently exist.