Is there a way to limit access to specific address types? In this case, most users should be able to view constituent addresses, but a few constituents have addresses in "sensitive" areas of the world; and we want only a few staff to be able to see those particular addresses. These same constituents...

I believe that I read somewhere that you can have a constituents SSN viewable for only certain user's. I have tried to uncheck the box under the "Field" for the SSN number but that seems to take it off of the Bio 1 tab for all users. We are in a position that this needs to happen now that...

Whats the best way to setup security to allow access based on Grade level.. For example.... Certain staff can access student records for K - 12 grade but not Graduate School level.

We are looking at implementing a policy of having staff sign internal confidentiality statements. If any institution has a similar policy would you be willing to share the language or document?

This post isn't specifically about Patron Edge, but it is a question that comes up on a weekly basis. The site administrator at your organization has the abiliy to add or remove access to the Blackbaud Support website. It's both easy and quick to do; here's the short version: Click your name...

We are making several important changes to the next version of Patron Edge in an effort to meet PA-DSS rules . These changes are required in order for your organization to reach compliance with Payment Card Industry standards and continue to process credit cards. The most important changes are these...

Is it possible to have a security record that allows a user access to a select set of constituent records, but not all?

Firefox , the greatest of the modern browsers, released version 3 of their product just about four hours ago and it has already been downloaded nearly 3 million (million!) times. It's more secure, prettier, faster and smarter than anything else out there (yes, even you Safari). I encourage all of...

One of the easiest things you can do to protect your organization online is to ensure the security of your Patron Edge Online Administration site. I bring this up because the majority of Admin sites that I have seen are not well-protected. While an attacker wouldn’t be able to get credit card numbers...

We have recently decided to host our Raiser's Edge database using Blackbaud's OnDemand product, mainly due to concerns our IT company had regarding network security issues and NetCommunity. We are now posed with a different security issue. We would like to restrict access to certain users (in...