Access Levels
In order to gain full access to a plato web site, you need to be logged in. If you are
not logged in, you will only be able to view items which are marked as 'Public', if any exist. Depending on the organizational
structure, you may not be able to follow all links as they may be subject to access control which do not allow you access to
specific items or area of the site.
Access to the other access levels is controlled by passwords which are maintained by The
Open Group.
There are three categories of access level: Public, Read only and Update . The minimum requirement is for an
Update level - but any other combination of levels can be set up by the maintainer. Any item can have its visibility set so that it
can only be seen by a particular level, and the levels above.
The possible access levels available are: Public
At
this level you will only be able to view items that have been entered on to the plato system as for public view. The user will only
be able to view information and will not be able to add or update. Read Level
The Read Access levels (often called
Member and Forum levels) give read only access to the items.
To log in at a read only level a pop up box should appear on
your browser asking you to enter your user name and passwordand then press the 'SUBMIT' key. The system will then give you the
appropriate access privileges. Update Level
At this level (often called Working Group Level) the user has the
ability to not only view the entries but also to add, amend and delete current ones. Access is again granted according the the user
name and password that you entered.
User Guide Part 5 - Plato Glossary
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