Re: Tips on implementing IFM security

Chris, IFM has its own security functions that do not apply to the rest of
MAPICS. The two most useful features are Application Security and Unit
Security.

Application Security lets you restrict access to sensitive functions (e.g.
entering and paying invoices, recording customer payments, writing off bad
debts). If you turn on Application Security it applies to all users. The
best way to use this feature is to identify the sensitive tasks that you
want to protect and assign them to unique "applications". Then assign the
remaining tasks to a generic application. When you set up users, always give
them access to the generic application and then grant access to protected
applications as needed.

Unit Security lets you limit access to specific units. You can use this
feature to let non-financial users view their actual and budget data or
restrict access to sensitive information within the financial organization.
To use this feature, you need to set up and maintain unit structures that
contain the units that users can access. Then, you need to link the users to
these unit structures.

I will be glad to e-mail you-all an excerpt from my "MAPICS XA International
Financial Management Book" that covers IFM's security features.

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