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ILEMAKER PRO HELP 473
3. To set individual privileges for each script in the file, for Scripts, choose Custom
privileges. In the Custom Script Privileges dialog box, select each script (or select Any
New Script to set privileges for any script created later) and set the privileges you want for
it. When you’re through setting privileges for individual scripts, click OK.
Tip You can also set individual privileges for multiple scripts at once by first selecting multiple
scripts in the Custom Script Privileges dialog box. See the Notes section below.
4. In the Edit Privilege Set dialog box, define any other privileges for the privilege set.
For details on the different privileges you can define, see:
• Editing record access privileges
• Editing layouts privileges
• Editing value list privileges
• Editing extended privileges for a privilege set
• Editing other privileges
5. When you’ve finished editing this privilege set, click OK.
6. In the Manage Security dialog box, do one of the following:
• If you’ve finished working with accounts and privileges, click OK. In the dialog box that
appears, enter an account name and password that is assigned the Full Access
privilege set, and click OK.
• To assign the privilege set to one or more accounts, see Creating accounts or Editing
existing accounts.
Notes
• In the Custom Script Privileges dialog box, the Notes column indicates which scripts run
with Full Access privileges. Depending on what these scripts do, you may want to set
Viewing script steps in the FileMaker Pro Advanced
Script Debugger and Database Design Report
Allowed Prohibited Prohibited
Privilege
All
modifiable
All
executable only
All no
access
To
In the Custom Script
Privileges dialog box
Allow running, viewing, editing, printing, and
deleting the script. (Also allow the script to be
imported into other database files.)
For Privilege, choose Modifiable.
Note Even if the script is modifiable, you cannot
modify a script that runs with Full Access
privileges unless your account is assigned the
Full Access privilege set. See
Creating and
editing scripts.
Allow running the script only. (Prohibit viewing
the script in the Manage Scripts dialog box.)
For Privilege, choose Executable only.
Prohibit running or viewing the script. (The script
name will not appear in the Scripts menu.)
For Privilege, choose No access.
Allow creating new scripts and duplicating any
modifiable script
Select Allow creation of new scripts.