Unlike many systems, EFFICIENCY defines the user and user groups which controls the permissions related to database access and the executives and executive groups which controls the EFFICIENCY's functional and application permissions. The user and user groups is a control mechanism to access the data, the Executives and the Executive Groups is the control mechanism accessing to the EFFICIENCY functions and processes.

Special prices, budgets, historical data, performance analysis, scheduling, access groups etc are all related to the executives. The 'User' is merely another functional attribute of an executive.

Log-in Permissions

Log-in permission to the database is controlled jointly by the Database Manager and the Efficiency Security Manager by the user ID and password. This information can be cryptic, hidden or accessed through a Firewall.

Functional Permissions

Executives and Executive Groups can be attributed to various Access Groups which in turn are assigned to data such as client transactions, quotations, orders etc. The Executives can only access data with the matching Access Groups. This allows for horizontal data segmentation so only a select group of executives have access.Executives can have limited access to certain functions such as limitations on cost prices, transactions of the other executives, limitations on the maximum quotation values, or minimum sell prices etc.

Application Permissions

EFFICIENCY Security System stores security-related information about EFFICIENCY application. This information includes identification of:

• Individual users and groups of users;

• EFFICIENCY objects such as windows, controls that are being secured;

•The type of access allowed to each secured object by a specific user or user group

•The database columns that are being secured

•The type of access allowed to each secured database column by a specific user or group.