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Directory file management in merged server projects

April 27, 2022

Projects introduced the new directory.json file containing users, groups and permissions. It allows authentication, restrictions, permissions on several parts of the application, through settings or code. Let’s see the new improvements about this file usage in merged server projects.

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Dynamically grant user permissions

August 7, 2020

Following the ability to use your own end user management system and the SET USER ALIAS command, you might be wondering how you can manage end user permissions without creating multiple 4D user accounts. Keep reading because this feature release has the answer!

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Who did what: Store user aliases in the journal

February 25, 2020

By now, you’ve surely discovered the new ability to identify your users thanks to the SET USER ALIAS command. In 4D v18 R2, the command’s behavior has been extended. How? Keep reading! 

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Project databases: Users and Groups in action

December 23, 2019

A very detailed blog post has been published on Users and Groups in project databases. In this post, we’re providing a video about the key points to remember.

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Project databases: Managing Users and Groups

November 5, 2019

Project databases, available in beta in the latest 4D v 17 R-Releases, are now available for production in 4D v18! Among the many changes in 4D v18 is the way user and groups are managed … it’s become much easier, especially deployment. This post will briefly highlight everything you need to know about these changes.

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Who’s who? A new way to identify users

May 15, 2019

As a 4D developer you often need to manage end users with your own directory system. For internal users, you might create a few profiles with different rights or you might just use the default Designer account for everyone. The problem is when multiple people use the same profile, everyone has the same name and it’s difficult – sometime impossible – to differentiate them. Fortunately, 4D v17 R5 resolves the headache of trying to figure out who’s who. In this blog post, we’ll explain a new command and new selectors that’ll help you set the 4D user identity by defining a custom name to use instead of the current 4D user account name.

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