Costpoint Online Help

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
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    Ex."system administration"
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    Ex.system + administration
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    Ex.system administration
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Costpoint Business Intelligence Security

There are different types of data security that you can apply in Costpoint Business Intelligence.

The different types of security that will be addressed in this guide include:

  1. Capability Security - This type of security utilizes user roles to determine the product capabilities that are available to an end user. For example, does this end user create reports or dashboards or simply run reports that were created by others?
  2. Object Security - This type of security determines what content an end user can see. User groups based on Costpoint domains are used to establish content security. For example, should the end user be able to access HR, Project, or Accounting type reports?
  3. Model or Row Level Security - This type of security is enabled in order to restrict the data that an end user can see utilizing settings in Costpoint, Costpoint Planning, and Time and Expense or T&E. There are five aspects in this type which are:
    • Labor Suppression
    • Organization Security
    • Project Security
    • Parts Security
    • Functional Role