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Copying VA User/Group Security

VA Copy User/Group Security copies security settings from a user or group to other users or groups. The form’s primary documented use is converting Viewpoint version 5 user security to Vista group security; after that conversion, ongoing use is described as unlikely, but the same form still supports user/group-to-user/group transfers.

Trimble: VA Copy User/Group Security Form. Procedure: Copy User or Group Security (sidebar parent is Copy Security Using the VA User Profile Form; form page link text is “Copying User or Group Security”).

Before you start​

  • Identify the source and target user or security group.
  • Copy only includes companies the copying user’s account can already access (VA Form Security).
  • If VA Security Administration is on, copy only company/module combinations granted on that form.

Steps​

  1. Open VA Copy User/Group Security.
  2. From: choose User or Group.
  3. Name / Group Number: source user or group (F4).
  4. To: choose User(s) or Group(s).
  5. Security Type: select the radio for the security type to copy (option labels are not listed in field defs or the procedure).
  6. Names: target user(s) or group(s).
  7. Click Apply. Confirm the warning with Yes.

Field-def order lists Names before Security Type and To; the procedure uses To → Security Type → Names.

Hard rules​

  • Scope is limited by the operator’s VA Form Security (and VA Security Administration, if enabled).
  • After a successful v5 conversion, Trimble says further use of this form is unlikely; the transfer procedure still documents day-to-day copies.
  • Radio labels for From, To, and Security Type, and the Apply warning text, are not defined on the help pages opened.
  • Do not confuse this form with VA Copy Company Security.

Notes​

  • Related: VA Form Security; VA Report Security; VA Security Groups; VA Security Administration; Copy Security Using the VA User Profile Form; About the VA Copy Security Form.
  • Copied rights are a starting point — review the target and trim anything that role should not have.