Access rules use cases - Fluid Topics - Latest

Fluid Topics Configuration and Administration Guide
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The following use cases show how to configure legacy content access rules to achieve different objectives.

Use case 1

To let only users who belong to the VIP user group see the documentation about a Premium version of a product:

  1. In the Default group section, select Authenticated or Public.

  2. In the New access rule drawer, select the Version metadata key.

  3. Select the Premium metadata value.

  4. Select the restricted to the following groups button, then select the VIP user group.

  5. Select Save in the New access rule drawer, then select Save in the Access rules administration interface.

  1. In the Default rule section, select Authenticated or Public.

  2. In the New access rule drawer, select the Version metadata key.

  3. Select Restricted to the following groups, then select the VIP user group.

  4. In Metadata requirements, select the Product metadata key and Premium metadata value.

  5. Select Save in the New access rule drawer, then select Apply and reprocess in the Access rules administration interface.

Use case 2

To let only users who belong to the VIP user group see the documentation about a Premium version of a product and to keep VIP users from seeing all other documents:

  1. In the Default group section, select Authenticated or Public.

  2. In the New access rule drawer, select the Version metadata key.

  3. Select the Premium metadata value.

  4. Select the restricted to the following groups button, then select the VIP user group.

  5. Repeat the three previous steps for each possible value of Version, with a group per value.

  6. Select Save in the New access rule drawer, then select Save in the Access rules administration interface.

  1. In the Default rule section, select Authenticated or Public.

  2. In the New access rule drawer, select the Version metadata key.

  3. Select Restricted to the following groups, then select the VIP user group.

  4. In Metadata requirements, select the Product metadata key and Premium metadata value.

  5. Repeat the three previous steps for each possible value of Version, with a group per value.

  6. Select Save in the New access rule drawer, then select Apply and reprocess in the Access rules administration interface.

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Use case 3

To automatically bind documents with the metadata audience=internal to members of the internal user group:

  1. In the New access rule drawer, select the audience metadata key.

  2. Activate the automatic binding toggle.

  3. Select Save in the New access rule drawer, then select Save in the Access rules administration interface.

  1. In the New access rule drawer, select the Automatically bind metadata values to user groups with matching names.

  2. Add the audience metadata key.

  3. Select Save in the New access rule drawer, then select Apply and reprocess in the Access rules administration interface.