Adding Permissions on a Table or Column to a User or Group

Add permissions on a table or column to an authority-based user or group.

Prerequisites
Database Version Authority-Based Database Object Permissions
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 You must have one of:
  • DBA authority
  • PERMS ADMIN authority
  • You have administrative rights (with grant option) to the permission
  • You own the database object
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Not supported.
Task
  1. In the Perspective Resources view, select the resource, and select Resource > Administration Console.
  2. In the left pane, expand IQ Servers > Security > Authority-Based, and then select Users or Groups.
  3. Select a user or group from the right pane and either:
    • Click the arrow to the right of the name and select Properties, or
    • From the Administration Console menu bar, select Resource > Properties.
  4. In the left pane, click Permissions.
  5. In the right pane, click Grant.
    The Grant Permission Wizard appears.
  6. On the Welcome page, based on the table level to which permission is being granted, select Tables or Table columns. Click Next.
  7. Do one of:
    Choice Action
    If Tables was selected Select the table to apply permissions to. Click the box in the header row to select all available tables.
    If Table Column was selected
    • Click the Table drop-down arrow and select the table containing the column to which permissions are to be applied.
    • Select one or more columns to apply permissions to. Click the box in the header row to select all available columns on the table.
  8. Click Next.
  9. On the Permissions page, select one or more permissions. Click the box in the header row to select all available permissions. Click Next.
  10. (Optional) Click the With grant option to grant the selected permissions administrative rights.
    Note: The With grant option applies to all selected permissions. You cannot apply the With grant option option to individual permissions.
  11. Click Finish to close the permissions wizard.
  12. (Optional) To view details on the permissions currently granted on a table or column, expand the table name in the Name column.
  13. Do one of:
    • Click OK to update any changes to the database and exit the properties view.
    • Click Cancel to cancel any changes not updated to the database and exit the properties view.
Parent topic: Authority-Based Table and Column Permissions
Related concepts
About the User or Group Table Permissions List
Following the User or Group Table Permissions Grant Trail
Related tasks
Removing Permissions on a Table or Column from a User or Group
Adding Administrative Rights on a Granted Table or Column Permission to a User or Group
Removing Administrative Rights Only on a Table or Column Permission from a User or Group
Authenticating a Login Account for a Managed Resource
Related reference
Authority-Based Database Object Permissions Privilege Summary