Define data access and design privileges

Data access and design privileges grant access to different parts of a file and apply to all tables, layouts, value lists, and scripts.

You can also design custom privileges to further restrict access privileges.

• Design custom privileges for records, to control user access to individual tables or records. For example, you may have a CRM system where the sales managers can see all the records but individual sales representatives see only the records of their own customers and prospects.

• Design custom privileges for layouts, to control whether and how users can view or modify a layout, and whether they can view or modify records when working with that layout. The FileMaker Platform always uses the most secure combination of access rules. For example, a user who can generally edit records will be prevented from editing records on a layout that doesn't allow those privileges.

• Design custom privileges to control whether users can view, run, modify, delete, or create individual value lists and scripts.

See "Editing record access privileges," "Editing layouts privileges," "Editing value list privileges," and "Editing scripts privileges" in FileMaker Pro Help.