So, I was watching this webinar by @anais-grist where she went through examples of Access Rules. It seems that I can use a custom built user table and user attr. to create comprehensive access controls. I love that.
But in the Enterprise plan it has Admin controls.
How is admin controls different from the access rules in this webinar?
Hi @Vinnland.
Admin controls are tools for managing all the users and resources (e.g. documents, workspaces) in a Grist installation, whereas Access Rules and the user attribute tables from the webinar are features that let you manage access to a single Grist document.
Admin controls are only applicable to self-managed and dedicated installations of Grist - these are instances where only your data exists on the servers running Grist, unlike the cloud version of Grist at getgrist.com.
You can use Access Rules and user attribute tables in any version of Grist, so everything you saw in the webinar is possible regardless of whether you plan to use the cloud version at getgrist.com or roll your own installation.
George
What qualifies as an “installation”?
For a self hosted enterprise admin, I can have multiple instances – is that was that means?
Any version of Grist you’ve installed yourself via one of these methods, or that we’re hosting on your behalf, is an installation. Note that you’ll still need an active Enterprise license to use admin controls, if you’re self-hosting Grist using one of the methods listed here.
George