PI module access permissions
- Last UpdatedOct 02, 2024
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At the top level, access to modules is controlled by the PIModules entry in the Database Security tool in PI SMT.
You can further restrict access permissions for individual modules, but you cannot grant more access than the PIModules table grants. Furthermore, modules have a hierarchical structure and each module inherits permissions from parent modules. You cannot grant more access to a module than you have granted to the module's parent. The following table explains the necessary permissions for basic tasks.
|
Task |
Required Access |
|---|---|
|
Create a module |
Write access to PIModules, write access to module's parent |
|
Delete a module |
Write access to PIModules, write access to module's parent, write access to module |
|
Rename a module |
Read access to PIModules, write access to module |
|
Edit a module (except link operation) |
Read access to PIModules, write access to module |
|
Edit a module (link operation) |
Read access to PIModules, write access to module's parent, write access to module |