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Editing extended privileges for a privilege set

Privilege sets can limit extended privileges, which determine whether and how a shared file is accessible. For a file, you can set whether a privilege set is permitted to:

•	open a shared file with the File menu > Open Remote command

•	access a database file from a web browser via Instant Web Publishing

•	access a database file as an ODBC or JDBC data source

•	access a database file with FileMaker Mobile software (available separately)

•	access any other features controlled through additional extended privileges that may be defined

Note  Enabling extended privileges only makes it allowable for certain privilege sets to access shared data. To actually access the shared data, you must also set up sharing for the type of access that you want. For more information, see Sharing databases on a network, Sharing FileMaker Pro data via ODBC or JDBC, or Publishing databases on the web.

For more information about extended privileges, see About accounts, privilege sets, and extended privileges.

To edit extended privileges for a privilege set:

1.	Start editing a new or existing privilege set.

Display the Edit Privilege Set dialog box. For more information, see Creating new privilege sets or Editing existing privilege sets.

Note  If the File menu > Manage > Accounts & Privileges menu is dimmed, your privileges do not permit you to access it. See the note below for another possible way to edit extended privileges.

2.	In the Extended Privileges list, select the extended privileges you want to enable, and clear the ones you want to disable.

The following table lists the default extended privileges that are available.

 

Extended privilege	Determines if a privilege permits
Access via FileMaker Network	Opening the file as a client if it is shared by FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Server.
Access via ODBC/JDBC	Accessing the file as an ODBC or JDBC data source.
Access via Instant Web Publishing	Accessing the file from a web browser via Instant Web Publishing.
Access via FileMaker Mobile	Accessing a database file with FileMaker Mobile software.
Access via XML Web Publishing - FMS only	Accessing a database file from a web browser or other application via XML web publishing - available for FileMaker Server only.
Access via XSLT Web Publishing - FMS only	Accessing a database file from a web browser or other application via XSLT web publishing - available for FileMaker Server only.
Access via PHP Web Publishing - FMS only	Accessing a database file from a web browser or other application via PHP web publishing - available for FileMaker Server only.

FileMaker as well as third-party developers may provide additional extended privileges as part of additional software products designed to work with FileMaker Pro.

3.	In the Edit Privilege Set dialog box, define any other privileges for the privilege set.

For details on the different privileges you can define, refer to one or more of the following topics:

•	Editing record access privileges

•	Editing layouts privileges

•	Editing value list privileges

•	Editing scripts privileges

•	Editing other privileges

4.	When you’ve finished editing this privilege set, click OK.

You see the Manage Accounts & Privileges dialog box.

5.	Do one of the following:

•	If you’ve finished working with accounts and privileges, click OK. In the dialog box that appears, enter an account name and password that is assigned the Full Access privilege set, and click OK.

•	To assign the privilege set to one or more accounts, see Creating accounts or Editing existing accounts.

Note  There are two other methods for enabling and disabling extended privileges:

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While configuring sharing settings for FileMaker Network sharing, ODBC/JDBC, or Instant Web Publishing, you can enable sharing for all users or certain privilege sets if your privilege set permits it. This method is accessible by any account assigned a privilege set with the Manage Extended Privileges via Sharing dialogs privilege enabled, so it can be accessed by accounts that are not assigned the Full Access privilege set. For more information, see Editing other privileges, Sharing databases on a network, Using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker Pro, or Publishing databases on the web.

•	While editing an extended privilege, you can enable or disable the privilege sets that can access it. For more information, see Editing which privilege sets may use an extended privilege. (This method requires Full Access privileges.)

Related topics 

Managing extended privileges

Viewing extended privileges