Oh forgot to specify we are using BMC Remedy AR System version 7.0.01.

josepht wrote:
> 
> We are trying to use Row Level access to limit users access to records
> based on two different qualifications.
> 
> For example: 
> User1 is a member of both the manager group and the system1 group. We want
> him to be able to see all tickets for system 1 but not for any other
> systems. (That part is easy enough and is being used currently.)
> 
> User2 is a member of both the customer group and the system1 group. We
> want him to be able to see only closed tickets for system 1 but not for
> any other systems.
> 
> For the part that is working currently we just have the system name
> populate in a dynamic group and then give that dynamic group access to the
> tickets. When trying to implement the part to allow User2 access to a
> limited selection based on the status of the ticket within a limited
> selection based on the system is where I am stuck. 
> 
> The only way I can figure to do this is by creating another set of groups.
> Instead of a system1 group, we would set up a manager-system1 group and a
> customer-system1 group. And then just use active links to fill in the
> dynamic group with the manager-system1 group  unless the ticket is closed
> then we would put both groups in that field. 
> 
> This becomes a problem for us as we already have 9 user types like manager
> that need to be limited similarly and over 100 systems. Making a group for
> each type of user with each system would get complex very quickly. Also
> every time we added a new system we would need to create 9 new groups for
> it. The same goes for every time a system changes its name, that would be
> 9 groups we would need to update. If we were to ever add a new type of
> user that is over a hundred new groups that need to be made for it.
> 
> While this is possible and manageable. I am looking for a more flexible
> solution. Is there another way to do this by just using a combination of
> the groups we already have?
> 
> I thought I had it with a computed group with a Group Definition like:
> “Manager” AND “Dynamic Group” 
> But sadly the system does not allow this. Of course I understand why, but
> I can’t think of a way to do something like that on the tickets themselves
> and not as a group.
> 
> 

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