08-06-2013, 10:11 PM
I believe this issue might be due to user error. Here are the steps you would take to adjust Department Permissions (It is not as clear as it should be and will soon be replaced with a new settings UI):
1) Create a new department "DeptA", and "DeptB"
2) Create new users "depta", "depta2", and "deptb"
3) As admin, edit a file
4) Click on the "Select a department" dropdown and choose "DeptA" then click on the "Read" radio button
5) Click Save
6) Logout
7) Login as "depta" user
8) You should see the file you had edited in "read" mode (So, you can view the file details but cannot download it)
9) Login as "deptb" user
10) You should not see the file
11) Repeat steps 4-10 but change the file to have "admin" permissions for "DeptA"
I just ran through this scenario and the user permissions worked as intended. There are lots of different things that could be happening but I think it may just be the user interface is a little confusing when it comes to department permissions. Each of the values in the "Select a department" dropdown are independent settings. You can click on each of those items and choose a different permission level for each.
1) Create a new department "DeptA", and "DeptB"
2) Create new users "depta", "depta2", and "deptb"
3) As admin, edit a file
4) Click on the "Select a department" dropdown and choose "DeptA" then click on the "Read" radio button
5) Click Save
6) Logout
7) Login as "depta" user
8) You should see the file you had edited in "read" mode (So, you can view the file details but cannot download it)
9) Login as "deptb" user
10) You should not see the file
11) Repeat steps 4-10 but change the file to have "admin" permissions for "DeptA"
I just ran through this scenario and the user permissions worked as intended. There are lots of different things that could be happening but I think it may just be the user interface is a little confusing when it comes to department permissions. Each of the values in the "Select a department" dropdown are independent settings. You can click on each of those items and choose a different permission level for each.