Change Package Access Rights

Change Package item access rights available from the Project and View menu Access Rights menu item.

The following section describes generic change package rights.

Generic change package rights

Create change package

Allows the specified users and groups to create a change package using a View Compare/Merge session..

See change package and its properties

Allows the specified users and groups to view the change package and its properties.

Modify properties

Allows the specified users and groups to modify the change package properties for an uncommitted change package. From the Change Perspective, viewing the selected change package properties is read-only. However, if you select the change package and choose Change Package > Open (in VCM) , the change package opens in the VCM session where you can modify its properties.

The properties which can be changed are

Delete from view

Allows the specified users and groups to delete a change package from the view. This is an irreversible action.

Change access rights

Allows the specified users and groups to change the access rights for a change package. If you change this setting, be sure that you remain one of the users who can change access rights.

See history

Allows the specified users and groups to see change package history in the History pane.

Set exclusive locks

Allows the specified users and groups to lock change packages exclusively.

Break exclusive locks

Allows the specified users and groups to remove someone else’s exclusive lock on change packages.

Label rights

Attach/Adjust view labels: Allows the specified users and groups to add a view label to a change package, and move a view label from one revision to another. This right controls direct manipulation of view labels for the change package at the item level. This right does not stop users from attaching a view label to the change package when a view label is created.
Detach view label: Allows the specified users and groups to remove a view label from the change package. Be aware that if users can delete view labels, they can detach a view label from the change package by deleting the view label from the view, regardless of the setting of this right.
Attach/Adjust revision labels: Allows the specified users and groups to add a revision label to a change package and move a revision label from one revision to another. This right controls direct manipulation of revision labels for the change packages at the item level. It can stop users from committing change packages with an attached revision label.
Detach revision labels: Allows the specified users and groups to remove a revision label from a change package. Be aware that if users can delete revision labels, they can detach a revision label from the change package by deleting the revision label from the view, regardless of the setting of this right.

Link rights

See links: Allows the specified users and groups to view the Change Packages in the Change Package Perspective Replay Pane.
Create links: Allows the specified users and groups to commit a VCM Session.
Modify links: Allows the specified users and groups to modify a link.
Delete links: Allows the specified users and groups to delete a link.