Many ACL scopes include the All Unspecified checkbox. This option controls how permissions are applied to items that do not have a specific ACL defined for them.
All Unspecified = Unchecked
When All Unspecified is not selected:
One or more specific items must be selected.
The chosen Personas receive the selected rights only for those items.
All other items remain unaffected by this ACL.
Use this option when permissions should apply only to explicitly selected items.
All Unspecified = Checked
When All Unspecified is selected:
The selected rights are granted to the chosen Personas for all items within the scope.
Any items that already have a more specific ACL defined in another rule are excluded.
Specific ACLs always override All Unspecified.
This allows you to define a general baseline permission while still applying exceptions where needed.
Example: Data Part ACL
Situation
Everyone has View rights on All Unspecified data parts.
Persona A has View and Edit rights on Data parts 1–5.
Persona B has View and Edit rights on Data parts 6–10.
Result
Everyone has View rights on Data parts 11 and higher.
Data parts 1–10 are excluded from All Unspecified because they are already covered by more specific ACLs.
Persona A and Persona B retain their defined rights.
Important Note
If you want Everyone to have View rights on all data parts (including 1–10), you must:
Create a separate ACL
Select all data parts explicitly, one by one
Assign View rights to Everyone
Using All Unspecified alone will not override existing item-specific ACLs.
