WebDAV Client Permissions

Configuring WebDAV Client Permissions in Business Manager

To configure WebDAV client permissions:

1. Click App Launcher , and then select Administration | Organization | WebDAV Client Permissions.
2. In the large text field, edit the JSON document configuration as described in the following example.
3. Click Save.

JSON Document Format

The following example shows the format of the JSON configuration document:

{  
   "clients":[  
      {  
         "client_id":"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
         "permissions":[  
            {  
               "path":"/impex/src/foo",
               "operations":[  
                  "read_write"
               ]
            },
            {  
               "path":"/impex/src/logs",
               "operations":[  
                  "read"
               ]
            },
            {  
               "path":"/catalogs",
               "operations":[  
                  "read"
               ]
            }
         ]
      },
      {  
         "client_id":"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab",
         "permissions":[  
            {  
               "path":"/impex/",
               "operations":[  
                  "read_write"
               ]
            }
         ]
      }
   ]
}

Configuration Document

Use this document to configure WebDAV client permissions for multiple client applications in the context of your organization.

Client Document

Use this document to define WebDAV permissions for a client application.

Permissions Document

Use this document to configure WebDAV permissions.

Property	Type	Constraints	Description
path	String	mandatory=true, nullable=false. The path must begin with /impex, /catalogs, /dynamic, /libraries, /logs, /static, or /securitylogs	Directory for which the WebDav permission is granted, including all subdirectories File-specific permissions aren't permitted Note Files in the /securitylogs path can be granted only read permissions, not read_write permissions.
operation	[String]	mandatory=true, nullable=false, minItems=1	Array of operations granted on this directory (Possible values are read and read_write) Read-only WebDAV commands are GET, OPTIONS, PROPFIND Read-write WebDAV commands are COPY, MOVE, DELETE, MKCOL, PUT, POST, PROPPATCH, ZIP, and UNZIP To use the COPY command, the client needs read permissions for the source directory and read_write permissions for the target directory To use the MOVE command, the client needs read_write permissions for both the source and target directories

Staging

Replicate WebDAV client permissions to Production instances using the Global > WebDAV Client Permission option within the replication tasks (click App Launcher , and then select Administration | Replication | Data Replication).

Import/Export

To export WebDAV client permissions, select Global Data > WebDAV Client Permissions in the import/export tree (click App Launcher , and then select Administration | Site Development | Site Import & Export). The configuration file location within the generated .zip file is webdav/client_permissions.json.

Change History

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