Method, system, and computer program product for dynamic field-level access control in shared documents
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1. A method for dynamic field-level access control in a shared document, comprising:
- providing a field in the shared document, wherein an indication is designated to the field to indicate the field is initially not owned and can be edited by any user, wherein editing includes changing a content of the field, and wherein a user comprises a person;
assigning sole ownership of the field to a user who first edits the field in response to the user editing the content of the field, wherein the sole ownership of the field is not relinquished after the user edits the field, and wherein the owner of the field controls access to the field using at least one access control list;
selectively displaying ownership information of the field to at least one other user;
wherein the owner of the field can specify at least one of the following;
which users can view the field;
which users can edit the field;
whether code associated with the shared document can access the field; and
whether entities that access the shared document can access the field; and
in response to a request to view the field by an unauthorized user after the assigning of sole ownership, displaying the field to the unauthorized user using one of a blank, a nonsense character or a phantom character.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for dynamic field-level access control in shared documents. The method comprises: providing a field in a shared document, wherein the field is not owned by a user and can be edited by any user; and assigning sole ownership of the field to a user who first edits the field, wherein the owner of the field controls access to the field using at least one access control list.
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1. A method for dynamic field-level access control in a shared document, comprising:
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providing a field in the shared document, wherein an indication is designated to the field to indicate the field is initially not owned and can be edited by any user, wherein editing includes changing a content of the field, and wherein a user comprises a person; assigning sole ownership of the field to a user who first edits the field in response to the user editing the content of the field, wherein the sole ownership of the field is not relinquished after the user edits the field, and wherein the owner of the field controls access to the field using at least one access control list; selectively displaying ownership information of the field to at least one other user; wherein the owner of the field can specify at least one of the following; which users can view the field; which users can edit the field; whether code associated with the shared document can access the field; and whether entities that access the shared document can access the field; and in response to a request to view the field by an unauthorized user after the assigning of sole ownership, displaying the field to the unauthorized user using one of a blank, a nonsense character or a phantom character. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for dynamic field-level access control in a shared document, comprising:
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providing a field in the shared document, wherein an indication is designated to the field to indicate the field is initially not owned and can be edited by any role, wherein editing includes changing a content of the field, and wherein a role is associated with a plurality of users; assigning sole and permanent ownership of the field to a role in response to a user associated with the role first editing a content of the field, wherein the sole ownership of the field is not relinquished after the user edits the field, and wherein the owner of the field controls access to the field using at least one access control list; and selectively displaying ownership information of the field to at least one other role; wherein the owner of the field can specify at least one of the following; which roles can view the field; which roles can edit the field; whether code associated with the shared document can access the field; and whether entities that access the shared document can access the field; and in response to a request to view the field by an unauthorized user after the assigning of sole ownership, displaying the field to the unauthorized user using one of a blank, a nonsense character or a phantom character. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A system for dynamic field-level access control in a shared document, comprising:
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at least one computer system having a processor, the at least one computer system including; a system for providing a field in the shared document, wherein an indication is designated to the field to indicate the field is initially not owned and can be edited by any user, wherein editing includes changing a content of the field, and wherein a user comprises a person; a system for assigning sole and permanent ownership of the field to a user who first edits the field in response to the user editing the content of the field, wherein the sole ownership of the field is not relinquished after the user edits the field, and wherein the owner of the field controls access to the field using at least one access control list; and a system for selectively displaying ownership information of the field to at least one other user; wherein the owner of the field can specify at least one of the following; which users can view the field; which users can edit the field; whether code associated with the shared document can access the field; and whether entities that access the shared document can access the field; wherein the system for selectively displaying ownership information further performs the following; in response to a request to view the field by an unauthorized user after the assigning of sole ownership, displaying the field to the unauthorized user using one of a blank, a nonsense character or a phantom character. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium for dynamic field-level access control in a shared document, which when executed comprises:
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program code for providing a field in the shared document, wherein an indication is designated to the field to indicate the field is initially not owned and can be edited by any user, wherein editing includes changing a content of the field, and wherein a user comprises a person; program code for assigning sole and permanent ownership of the field to a user who first edits the field in response to the user editing the content of the field, wherein the sole ownership of the field is not relinquished after the user edits the field, and wherein the owner of the field controls access to the field using at least one access control list; program code for selectively displaying ownership information of the field to at least one other user; wherein the owner of the field can specify at least one of the following; which users can view the field; which users can edit the field; whether code associated with the shared document can access the field; and whether entities that access the shared document can access the field; and program code for, in response to a request to view the field by an unauthorized user after the assigning of sole ownership, displaying the field to the unauthorized user using one of a blank, a nonsense character or a phantom character. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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