SecurityStrategy.AssociationPermissionsMode Property

Specifies the mode of processing security permissions for associations.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(AssociationPermissionsMode.Auto)]
public AssociationPermissionsMode AssociationPermissionsMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(AssociationPermissionsMode.Auto)>
Public Property AssociationPermissionsMode As AssociationPermissionsMode

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
AssociationPermissionsMode	Auto	An AssociationPermissionsMode value.

Available values:

Name	Description
Manual	Association permissions are not resolved automatically (see How to: Manually Configure Permissions for Associated Collections and Reference Properties).
Auto	Association permissions are resolved automatically, except for the case when a criteria is involved (you should manually set permissions to both sides of the association in this instance).
ExtendedAuto	Association permissions are always resolved automatically (may cause performance issues when permissions involve criteria).

Remarks

ASP.NET Core Blazor and WinForms Applications (.NET 6+)

Add the following code to the Startup.cs file:

builder.Security
    .UseIntegratedMode(options => {
        options.RoleType = typeof(PermissionPolicyRole);
        options.UserType = typeof(YourSolutionName.Module.BusinessObjects.ApplicationUser);
        options.UserLoginInfoType = typeof(YourSolutionName.Module.BusinessObjects.ApplicationUserLoginInfo);
        //...
        options.Events.OnSecurityStrategyCreated += (securityStrategy) => {
            //...
            ((SecurityStrategy)securityStrategy).AssociationPermissionsMode = AssociationPermissionsMode.Manual;
        })

Other Application Types

You can specify the AssociationPermissionsMode property value in the Application Designer by focussing the SecurityStrategy component and selecting the value in the Properties grid.

Refer to the Permissions for Associated Objects for more information about the available modes.