In classic product development scenarios most companies allow maximum visibility of information to as many users as possible because the tools to fine tune user access don’t exist. In collaborative environments that incorporate extensive permissions, an organization wants to enable clear but not universal access to data. It is not appropriate for every user to create, modify or delete all types of information. Each user’s role implies ownership of certain information as well as possible exclusion from other kinds of information.  The privilege to change information must be controlled as well with the ability to distinguish between users who can see information and users who can both see and change that information.

In conventional systems setting up a User is usually a simple process, but we have taken an inordinate amount of time and effort to assure that only those required to fulfill their responsibilities are given access. In a collaborative environment it is essential to assure that current information is supplied only to those in the supply chain that have sufficient privileges to receive it. In addition, we have further divided these to incorporate multi-divisional operations whereby employee access may be limited to only one of those entities. Data reporting has its own set of permission criteria to assure only authorized personnel have access to critical information.