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ACL Management

ACL Management – Document Access Control

Purpose

The Access Control List (ACL) system is used to manage and enforce access permissions on documents. It ensures that only authorized users, groups, or roles can access and perform actions on specific documents.

How It Works

Each document is associated with an ACL that defines:

Which roles can access the document.
The level of permissions granted.
Any specific access restrictions that apply.

Permission Types

Permission	Description
Read	Allows users to view the document.
Write	Allows users to modify the document content, if applicable in the screen.
Delete	Allows users to delete the document, if applicable in the screen.

Permission Inheritance

Documents may inherit permissions from higher-level entities, such as:

Document Classifications
Document types

When a document-specific ACL is configured, it may override or complement inherited permissions depending on the system configuration.

Access Validation Process

When a user attempts to access a document:

The system identifies the user and their roles memberships.
The document ACL is evaluated.
Inherited permissions are considered.
Access is granted or denied based on the applicable rules.