When viewing the Security Options, a checked option indicates that a user has the ability to use that feature; if an option is unchecked, the user does not have the ability to use that feature.
Option Name |
Function controlled |
Create Merge Files |
The ability to create merge text files from search lists containing contact information for the records on those lists |
Export to Excel |
Creating excel format files from search lists containing contact information for the records on those lists |
Save Search Lists |
Saving a search list so that it can be opened up at a later time without having to run the search that produced the search list again |
Use Add/Remove Datacodes |
Being able to add specific datacodes en masse to all or some of the records on a search list, or remove datacodes en masse from all or some of the records on a search list. |
Export to Outlook |
Allows exporting individual people records or entire people search lists to create contact records in Microsoft Outlook (requires Outlook 2000 or above). |
Delete Activities |
The ability to delete activity records from the activity report window |
Delete Attachments |
This allows users to delete files that are attached to Company, People or Job Order records |
Delete Records |
Allowing a user to delete Company, People, or Job Order records |
Edit Records |
This controls whether a user can edit an existing Company, People, or Job Order record |
Change Source Once Set |
Once a source link has been set on a people record, this determines whether or not a user can remove that source or change the source to a different record |
Globally Search Activities |
Controls whether a user can pull up a cross-record activity report from the desk (by date, activity type or user code) or can only pull up an activity report for an individual record |
Perform Searches |
This determines whether a user can run searches by clicking on the Search icon on the icon toolbar (this also blocks users from running a PowerSearch or using DocSearch) |
Change Audit Information |
This allows a user to change the Owner, Entered By, and Entry Date fields within the info section of a record (changing the Owner field can be overridden by disabling the Change Ownership permission) |
Change Ownership |
This controls whether the Owner field within the info section of a record can be changed -- it is unnecessary to disable this option if the Change Audit Information option has already been turned off for a user or for all users. |
Run Advanced AutoEntry |
Allowed users to run Advanced Autoentry when it was still supported (no longer works as of 2016). |