Admin security commands
Only enable the following commands for administrator security groups.
| Command | Provides access to: | More information |
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| Edit Server Options | Tools > Administration > Server Options Tools > Administration > Default User Options |
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| Create Mainline Branch | Tools > Administration > Create Mainline Branch Tools > Administration > Upgrade Mainline Branch |
Must be enabled to migrate a database to Surround SCM from another source control provider. |
| Remove Mainline Branch | Tools > Administration > Remove Mainline Branch Tools > Administration > Destroy Removed Mainline |
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| Rename Mainline Branch | Tools > Administration > Rename Mainline Branch | |
| Analyze Database | Tools > Administration > Analyze/Repair Database Analyze button on the Analyze Database dialog box (Tools > Administration > Analyze/Repair Database) |
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| Repair Database | Tools > Administration > Analyze/Repair Database Repair button on the Analyze Database dialog box (Tools > Administration > Analyze/Repair Database) |
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| Void Check Out | Tools > Administration > Void Check Out | |
| Lock Database | Tools > Administration > Database Lock | |
| Manage Shadow Folders | Tools > Administration > Shadow Folders | |
| Manage Triggers | Tools > Administration > Triggers | Also lets users enable email notifications for all users. To allow users to only work with their own email notifications, enable the Edit Own Email Notifications command in the General category. |
| Manage Mail Queue | Tools > Administration > Mail Queue | |
| Edit Other Users’ Pending Changelists | Pending For User from the Filter changelists by list (Tools > Changelists) | If this command is enabled, users can work with other users’ changelists, but some actions, such as Check In, may not be available. |
| View All Committed Changelists | All Committed from the Filter changelists by list (Tools > Changelists) | |
| Edit Custom Fields | Tools > Administration > Custom Fields | |
| Modify Workflow/States | Tools > Administration > Workflow | |
| Override Workflow | Activities > Advanced > Change State State list in the Properties dialog box (Activities > Properties) State list in the Check In Files dialog box |
If this command is enabled, users can set a file’s workflow state to any available state. The available states are not restricted by the workflow. |
| Manage Public Filters | Buttons on Filters dialog box for public filters only (Tools > Filters) | If this command is enabled, users can create filters that are shared with all other users and modify other public filters. |
| Edit Other Users Private Filters | Edit button on Filters dialog box for filters created by other users (Tools > Filters) | |
| Manage Public Reports | Buttons on Reports dialog box for public reports only (Tools > Filters) | If this command is enabled, users can create reports that are shared with all other users and modify other public reports. |
| Edit Other Users Private Reports | Edit button on Reports dialog box for reports created by other users (Tools > Reports) | |
| Edit Proxy Server Settings | Tools > Administration > Proxy Maintenance | |
| Manage Labels | Tools > Administration > Labels Tools > Administration > Upgrade Legacy Labels |
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| Delete Labels | Delete button on the Labels dialog box (Tools > Labels) Delete button on the Legacy Labels dialog box (Tools > Upgrade Legacy Labels) |
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| Edit Other Users' Comments | Edit Comments button in the file and repository History Details dialog boxes | If this command is enabled, users can edit comments entered by other users. |
| Edit Other Users' Shelves | Edit Shelf and Delete Shelf buttons on Shelves window for shelves owned by other users (View > Shelves) | If this command is enabled, users can rename, change ownership and sharing options, and delete shelves owned by other users. |
| Edit Other Authors' Code Reviews | Open Review and Start Code Review buttons on Code Reviews window for code reviews users are not the author of (View > Code Reviews) Authors and Reviewers lists on Properties tab in Code Review dialog box for open code reviews users are not the author of Code reviews users are not the author of are listed on Add to Code Review dialog box (Activities > Add to Code Review) |
If this command is enabled, users can create, edit, add file versions to, and start code reviews they are not the author of. |
| Delete Code Reviews | Delete button on Code Reviews window (View > Code Reviews) | If this command is enabled, users can delete any existing code reviews. |
| Export Repository to Mainline | Tools > Administration > Export Repository to Mainline | |
| Show Licenses In Use | Tools > Administration > Licenses In Use |