Permission Inheritance UI for Non-Binary Access Diagnosis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for managing permissions in structured user environments are inefficient and laborious, requiring administrators to manually review multiple objects to diagnose permission configurations, lacking visibility into inheritance paths, and are time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A user interface (UI) that provides intuitive administration for applying permissions, offering feedback on inheritance paths and using 'Infotips' to explain permission resolutions, allowing administrators to quickly diagnose and resolve permission issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple permission configurations are inherited from group membership structure, then permission resolution complexity increases, but administrator visibility and comprehension of inheritance mechanics deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex permission inheritance structure into visual components (group hierarchy tree, inheritance path indicators, effective permission displays) that break down the complexity into manageable visual elements, allowing administrators to understand inheritance mechanics without manual analysis of multiple configuration objects
2Measurement precision
If administrators manually review multiple objects to diagnose permission configurations, then complete picture of configuration is obtained, but time consumption and labor increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements real-time feedback mechanisms that automatically display effective permission values, inheritance paths, and configuration resolutions in the UI without requiring administrators to manually query multiple objects, providing immediate and accurate diagnosis information directly at the point of interaction
3Loss of information
If detailed permission inheritance information is displayed, then administrator comprehension improves, but UI complexity and information density increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds visual dimensionality to permission display through hierarchical trees, path indicators, and layered UI elements that organize inheritance information vertically and spatially, making dense inheritance data visually digestible without requiring administrators to manually traverse multiple objects
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AI summary
Methods and systems to manage permissions in a structured user-environment which provide a User Interface (UI) that provides a simple, intuitive administration to apply permissions at the user and group level to data in the structured user-environment. The UI also provides feedback to the administrator as to the inheritance path of each user and/or group as well as links between permissions, allowing the administrator to determine how a user or group was granted or denied access to a permission or resource.