Configure access rights by direct edit

Should the situation dictated, you can configure access to IXIA CCMS functions by editing the accessrights.xml file directly.

Note: MadCap Software recommends that you configure access rights using the Access Manager window instead of updating them directly in the accessrights.xml file.

Important: Make configuration changes in a test environment and confirm they work before copying them to a production environment.

To configure access rights by direct edit:

Expand the Content Store's Repository node and browse to /system/conf to locate the accessrights.xml file.
Right-click accessrights.xml and select Check Out from the menu.
Open the file in an XML editor.
Locate the action you want to configure, which will be inside a <method> element.
Note: If the action is not listed in the accessrights.xml file, use the Access Manager to specify the access rights for this action.
Ensure the method type is "front-end".
```
<method name="Edit" type="front-end">
```
To set up conditions for the action, locate the <conditionset> element.
```
<conditionset operator="any"> <condition> 
```
Note: The <conditionset> operator is always "any", meaning that the access rights will apply for the selected action when any specified condition is true.
1. Enter the document type inside the <type> element.
2. Enter the applicable statuses for the document type inside the <statuses> element.
  In the example below, the action will apply to Project document types, of all statuses.
```
<current> 
<type name="project"> <statuses> <status>Project:*</status> </statuses> </type> 
</current>
```
Inside the <users> element, use the <roles> and <groups> elements to set up users for the action, document type, and statuses:
```
<users>
   <groups>
      <group name="Administrators"/>
   </groups>
   <roles>
      <role name="Project coordinator"/>
   </roles>
</users>
```
Note: The role and group names you enter must correspond precisely to those you configured previously.
Repeat from Step 4 to configure additional actions.
Save, close, and check in the accessrights.xml file.
Your direct edits configured access rights to IXIA CCMS functions.
Inform users of the changes.
The changes will be applied automatically once users close and then reopen their CCMS Desktop. Users can also apply the changes without restarting their CCMS Desktop by clicking IXIA CCMS > Synchronize Configuration. Additionally, refresh IXIA CCMS Web so that users will see the change reflected there.