Navigation Settings - Visible vs Public vs Assigned AD Groups

Sandy_Wood

Digging around my Navigation Settings and wonder how Visible vs Public affects how things do or do not display in the Portal Console. Also, how does Assigned AD Groups factor into things? Is it for security blocking of a specific section?

Nicholas_Velich

Hi Sandy,

Visible = whether or not anyone can see this view. This is always checked if you intend to use the view. If it is the only option checked, it essentially does nothing.

Visible + Assigned AD Groups = only the specified AD groups can see this view

Visible + Public = if you can log into the Portal, you can see the view

Thanks,
Nick

Nicholas_Velich

Hi Sandy,

Visible = whether or not anyone can see this view. This is always checked if you intend to use the view. If it is the only option checked, it essentially does nothing.

Visible + Assigned AD Groups = only the specified AD groups can see this view

Visible + Public = if you can log into the Portal, you can see the view

Thanks,
Nick

Sandy_Wood

Thanks for note back on my question, Nick. So if I wanted to just allow Domain Admins, for example, to see a specific Dashboard, I would leave the Public unchecked while adding Domain Admins to the Assigned AD Groups. Is that the best way?

Nicholas_Velich

That is indeed the best way!

One prerequisite is that the "Domain Admins" group (or whatever group you add) has to exist as a Configuration Item in SCSM. This can most easily be determined in the SCSM Console under Configuration Items --> Users.

Additionally, depending on whether or not the group is in-use already, you might need to restart the CacheBuilder (or wait a few hours for it to process per this KB Article) for it to take effect.

Sandy_Wood

Thanks for the great advice. Looks like I'll need to contact support, the only way I can see anything is to make it Public. I'm sure I've missed a step somewhere.