Authorization Groups with Folders

This section details how Authorization Groups are applied to and interact with Folders within Int4 APITester.

1 Assigning Authorization Groups to Folders

• Location: Authorization groups can be assigned in the API Tester Cockpit within the Folder Tree.

  

• How to Assign:

  1. In the API Tester Cockpit, locate the Folder Tree.

  2. Right-click on the folder you wish to modify.

  3. Select 'Change folder' from the context menu.

  4. In the dialog box that appears, select the desired Authorization Group from the dropdown list.

• Inheritance: If a folder does not have an explicitly assigned Authorization Group, it will inherit the Authorization Group from its parent folder. Details regarding how Authorization Groups are inherited by Test Cases created or moved into a protected folder will be explained in the Authorization Groups with Test Cases section.

2 Authorization-Protected Actions for Folders

The following actions performed on Folders are protected by Authorization Groups:

• Create:

  • Description: Creating a new folder in the system.

  • Required Authorization: /INT4/AGR with activity 01 (Create) for the Authorization Group being assigned to the new folder and also parent's folder authorization group with activity 01 is required.

• Edit/Change:

  • Description: Modifying the folder's properties (e.g., name, description, or its Authorization Group).

  • Required Authorization: /INT4/AGR with activity 02 (Change) for the assigned Authorization Group.

• Delete:

  • Description: Removing the folder from the system. To delete a folder, the user must also have authorization to all Authorization Groups assigned to its subfolders.

  • Required Authorization: /INT4/AGR with activity 06 (Delete) for the assigned Authorization Group of the folder itself, and for all Authorization Groups of its subfolders.