Tutorial

Lesson 13 | Protecting data in FileMaker Pro 80
Create a privilege set
About privilege sets
Privilege sets specify a level of access to a database file. In addition, FileMaker Pro allows for
extended privilege sets, which determine sharing options for files.
Predefined privilege sets
Each new database file has three predefined privilege sets:
1 Full Access permits accessing and changing anything in the file
1 Data Entry Only permits only the viewing and entering of data
1 Read-Only Access permits viewing, but not changing data
In every database, there must be at least one account with the Full Access privilege set. For
security reasons, this account should have a password. You can’t change or delete predefined
privilege sets except to enable or disable their extended privilege sets, but you can duplicate
predefined privilege sets and modify the copy to use it in a different way.
Custom privilege sets
While predefined privilege sets in FileMaker Pro provide for common types of data access,
creating unique privilege sets lets you limit access to specific aspects of a database, such as which
layouts can be viewed, which menus are available, and whether printing is allowed.
Extended privilege sets
Extended privilege sets determine the data sharing options that are permitted by a privilege set, such
as whether a privilege set permits users to open a shared file or view a database in a web browser.
Predefined
privilege sets