ACT! Security Model 11

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Features Affected by ACT! Security

This section provides insight on the effects of security on features in ACT!.
Differences Between ACT! and ACT! Premium
This document is based on functionality available in ACT! Premium (ACT! 2009 (11.0) is targeted for individuals23 and smaller workgroups and has some differences in features related to security).

The major differences between ACT! and ACT! Premium are listed below.
Custom Permissions

While there are six custom permissions in ACT! Premium, only four custom permissions are available in ACT!. In ACT!, “Delete records” and “Export to Excel” are granted by default and cannot be removed.

Default permissions for roles are identical in ACT! and ACT! Premium. The “Accounting link tasks,” “Handheld device sync,” “Remote administration,” and “Manage Subscription List” custom permissions are available to standard role users in ACT!. “Delete records” and “Export to Excel” appear in the interface only for ACT! Premium.

Record Security
The “Teams” and “limited access” ACL features are available only in ACT! Premium.
Field-Level Security
Only the Default Permission setting for FLS24 is available in ACT!. In addition, fields cannot be set to “no access” in ACT!. User and Team permissions are available only in ACT! Premium (see above).

 

Calendars
While users cannot open activities they don’t have access to, the existence of those activities does impact ACT! calendar views and the Availability tab of the Schedule dialog box. Other users in a workgroup can determine “free-busy” information. Users without access can only determine the owner and the date and time of the activity.

Activities displayed in this fashion are either “private” and owned by another user (scheduled for), or they are “public” but belong to an inaccessible contact record. Other users, without access, cannot view the details of such activities. The activities themselves are not included in activity lists, reports, or lookups for those users.