Controlling access to a tab

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Tabs can derive their access settings by:

Inheriting access settings from the template. This assigns the tab the same access privileges as the template tab from which the tab is derived.
Inheriting access settings from the page. This assigns the tab the same access privileges that have been assigned to the page on which the tab is placed.
User specified access settings. This allows users with the appropriate privileges to control access to the tab separately from the page itself; the tab can have its own access privileges.

To control access to a tab, you must have at least one of the following privileges:

Portal administrator
Manage All privileges on the page group to which the page belongs
Manage privileges on the page
Manage privileges on the tab
Manage global privileges on All Pages

To control access to a tab:

Go to the page with which you want to work.
Switch to Edit mode.
Click on the tab for which you want to specify access privileges.
Click the Access tab.
Select:
- Inherit Access Settings from the Template if you want to assign the tab the same access privileges as the template tab from which the tab is derived.
  
  Note: This option displays when the page that includes the tab is based on a template.
- Inherit Access Settings from the Page if you want to assign the tab the same access privileges that have been assigned to the page on which the tab is placed. Continue at Step 8.
  
  Note: You can view these privileges from the Access tab when you edit the page or tab properties.
- Specify Access Settings if you want the tab to have its own access privileges, separate from the page itself.
Select Display Tab To Public Users if you want everyone, including users who are not logged into the portal, to be able to view the tab.
Select Enable Item Level Security to allow item creators to specify access control for individual items on the tab.

Note: If you do not select this check box, all the items on the tab inherit access control from the tab. If you select this check box, item creators have the choice of inheriting access control from the tab, or specifying specific access control for individual items. For more information, see What is item level security (ILS)?.
To explicitly grant privileges to specific users or groups:
1. In the Grantee field, enter the name of the user or group that you want to allow to access this tab.
  
  Tip: If you are not sure of the name of the user or group, click (for users) or (for groups), and select from the list provided.
2. In the list, choose a privilege level.
  
  Note: The order of the privileges in the list is not based on any hierarchy of privileges. For more information, see Page privileges.
3. Click Add.
To clear all the Web Cache entries for the tab, click Clear Cache. The next time the tab is requested, it will be retrieved from the database, not the cache.

If you revoke a user's privileges on the tab, the user will still be able to access the tab if it is in the cache. If you want to make sure that your changes are applied immediately, clear the tab from the cache by clicking this link.

Note: This link is available only if one or more of the Web Cache global settings are enabled.
Click OK to return to the page.

Notes

If you create a page based on a template, and the "Enable Pages To Have Different Access" option was selected for the template, the page and its tabs will not inherit the template's privileges by default. To have the page and its tabs inherit the template's privileges, edit the page and select "Inherit Access Settings from the Template" in the Access tab. Then edit the tabs, and verify that "Inherit Access Settings from the Page" is selected in the Access tab.
Use the Privilege list under Change Access to change a user or group's privilege level. Click to remove the user's or group's privileges entirely.
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