This article explains what access rules are and explores the different rules types used to manage and regulate access effectively.
The catalog container specifies what countries, products, or domains have access to the catalog. Access rules are always a subset of the catalog container data.
Access rules are managed in catalog access settings by the Publisher.
If there are no additional access rules added – the catalog access rules will be applied to this catalog version.
Types of access rules
- The Users access rule controls the sharing of catalogs with specific users. The list displays users from approved companies; use the search box to narrow it down if needed.
The Companies access rule controls the sharing of catalogs with specific companies. The list shows every company that meets the container’s authorisation settings; use the search box if the list is long.
Note: once a company is approved, all users from that company automatically gain access and appear in the Users list.
- The Domains access rule controls which internet domains, that host Cyncly applications, can use the catalog. This allows you to give access to different versions of the catalog to different domains.
- The Products access rule controls which Cyncly products can use the catalog. Some catalog versions could only be available in specific software and not others due to the data requirements.
Note: rules that target individual companies or users work only if the catalog container requires manufacturer authorization.
The Publisher decide which catalogs or catalog versions are available to specific countries, products, domains, companies, or users. This is useful when the catalog should be available only to certain geographies, shared with one partner for testing, or have a release limit to selected brands.
For example, a catalog might be available in the US and Canada, but one specific version of it might be available only to a certain company in the US.