Master Documents are accessible after setting the default access right as 'Access Denied'.

Master Documents are accessible after setting the default access right as 'Access Denied'.

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Article ID: KB0071715

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Products Versions
TIBCO Nimbus Applicable to all versions

Description

 If we set the access right for the draft as read and write and for master access denied, users will still be able to access the document.
Steps to replicate this scenario-
-- Open Author client
– Add one new document and promote it
– Set draft access right Read-only and for master access denied
– Login on the web client as a Contributor and search for the same document
– Contributor will able to access or download the Master document
– Change the access right of Draft to access denied and refresh the web client, now the document will not visible.

Environment

Test and Production

Resolution

This is in fact the excepted behavior, the document registry has special behavior that does not allow the Master Access Rights for an individual user to be less than the Draft Access Rights:

 

Issue/Introduction

This KB will help to understand the behaviour of the Document registry, where master documents are still accessible even when the default access right is set to 'Access denied'

Additional Information

"Document registry"
"Access right"