OX Permission Level

This information is valid until 7.4.1 (included)

Note: This represents the state of OX6 and AppSuite until v7.4.1. For the newer implementation, see AppSuite: Permission Level.

OX Permission Level Matrix

OX HE/SE/App Suite allows to provide different permission levels to the users.

The levels start with pure webmail-only functionality and end with the full featured groupware product including all connectors and are described in the first table.

• Webmail contains pure webmail functionality including a private addressbook
• PIM (Private Information Management) adds private calendar and private tasks, no group or sharing permissions are available
• PIM + Mobility adds mobile synchronisation to the PIM level
• PIM + InfoStore adds private InfoStore functionality to the PIM level
• Groupware Standard includes all group and sharing permissions as well as the InfoStore
• Groupware Premium adds all external connectors and mobile synchronisation to Groupware Standard

In addition to this levels, OX HE/SE/App Suite contains several functions, which can flexible be used with every level. This functions are described in the second table.

How to read the Matrix

	Definition
Mandatory	This column defines the options, which must not be changed for this level. This is a technical requirement and necessary for the correct functioning of OX HE/SE/App Suite
Default	This column lists the options, which are activated per default for this level
API Parameter	Related parameter in the RMI, SOAP and CLT API - described in the Provisioning Documentation
and/or	Minimum one of this options need to be activated in this level
	Fields in this color define the most important differentiator to the next lower level

Matrix - Permission Levels

This table describes the mandatory parameters for the different permission levels.

OX Base Levels	Functionality	Mandatory (technical requirement)	Default	Requirements / Description		API Parameter
Webmail Webmail only	Email					webmail
	Contacts					contacts
PIM Private use only No sharing, no group functions.	Email			The absence of other features defines this level		webmail
	Contacts					contacts
	Calendar					calendar
	Global Addressbook					globaladdressbookdisabled
	Tasks					tasks
PIM + Mobility Private use only No sharing, no group functions Enabled for mobile synchronization	Email					webmail
	Contacts					contacts
	Calendar					calendar
	USM					usm
	Active Sync	and/or		This defines the level At least one of these needs to be set Typically "Active Sync"		activesync
	SyncML	and/or				syncml (deprecated)
	Global Addressbook					globaladdressbookdisabled
	Tasks					tasks
PIM + InfoStore Private use only No sharing, no group functions Enabled for document storage.	Email					webmail
	Contacts					contacts
	Calendar					calendar
	InfoStore			This combined with the absence of other switches defines the level		infostore
	Global Addressbook					globaladdressbookdisabled
	Tasks					tasks
Groupware Standard Full Groupware functionality Access restricted to Web GUI	Email					webmail
	Contacts					contacts
	Calendar					calendar
	Tasks					tasks
	Shared Folders			This defines the level All need to be set together		readcreatesharedfolders
	Public Folders					editpublicfolders
	Task Delegation					delegatetask
	Global Addressbook					globaladdressbookdisabled
	InfoStore					infostore
Groupware Premium Full Groupware functionality All external clients enabled (Mobility, Outlook, Mac)	Email					webmail
	Contacts					contacts
	Calendar					calendar
	Tasks					tasks
	Shared Folders					readcreatesharedfolders
	Public Folders					editpublicfolders
	Task Delegation					delegatetask
	Global Addressbook					globaladdressbookdisabled
	USM					usm
	OLOX2	and/or		This defines the level At least one of these needs to be set. Typically OLOX2 and Active Sync		olox20
	OLOX (Legacy)	and/or				webdavxml (deprecated)
	Active Sync	and/or				activesync
	SyncML	and/or				syncml (deprecated)
	InfoStore					infostore
	iCal Access					ical (deprecated)
	vCard Access					vcard (deprecated)

Additional Flexible Functions

The following functions can be added flexible to each permission level.

Additional Functions	Default	Requirements / Description		API Parameter
Minimum Webmail	Collect Emailaddresses	Email addresses typed into sent/reveived emails can be saved automatically in a dedicated folder		collectemailaddresses
	Edit Password	If a plugin to change the own password is installed on the system, it will be displayed in the settings area		editpassword
Minimum PIM	Multiple Mailaccounts	The user can use external IMAP/POP3 Mailaccounts within the OX WebGUI. Starting with 6.20 this can be configured per email service		multiplemailaccounts
	Subscriptions	The user can subscribe to external/social datasources, like LinkedIN (removed since 7.10.0), XING, Facebook, Gmail, .... Starting with 6.20 this can be configured per subscription service		subscriptions
	Publications	The user can publish his own data (contacts/documents) for other users in the internet		publication
Minimum PIM + InfoStore	WebDAV	Allows WebDAV access to InfoStore documents; Requires InfoStore		webdav
Minimum GW Standard	Manage Resources	The user is allowed to create and manage resources for the whole company		editresource
	Manage Groups	The user is allowed to create and manage groups for the whole company		editgroup
Minimum GW Premium	vCard	The user can download all his contacts via the vCard interface		vcard (deprecated)
	iCal	The user can download all his contacts via the iCal interface		ical (deprecated)