Scope-to-target settings

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Allow or deny access of all application resources in a source scope to a specific application resource (business rule, table, script include, or event) in a target scope.

This setting combination is a many-to-one relationship. For example, you can specify that all application resources in source Scope A can access a script include in target Scope B. [Omitted image "Rcap-scope-to-target.png"] Alt text: Restricted caller access scope to target setting

Enter the following field settings for Scope-to-Target restricted caller access.

Field	Entries
Source Scope	Scope of the calling application that contains the source application resources.
Source Type	Type of record calling the application resource. Select Scope to include all application resources in the source scope.
Status	Status of the access request. Select Allowed to allow access, or select Denied to restrict access for this source-target resource relationship.
Target Scope	Scope of the requested resource that contains the target application resources that the source application resource requests access to.
Target Type	Type of requested resource. Select the specific application resource (for example, business rule, script include, UI page, event) the source application resource requests access to.
Operation	Type of operation (for example, Read, Write) in the target application resource the source application resource requests access to.

Parent Topic:Set the application scope, application resource, and event access

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title: Scope-to-target settings
description: Allow or deny access of all application resources in a source scope to a specific application resource \(business rule, table, script include, or event\) in a target scope.
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# Scope-to-target settings

Allow or deny access of all application resources in a source scope to a specific application resource \(business rule, table, script include, or event\) in a target scope.

This setting combination is a many-to-one relationship. For example, you can specify that all application resources in source Scope A can access a script include in target Scope B. \[Omitted image "Rcap-scope-to-target.png"\] Alt text: Restricted caller access scope to target setting

Enter the following field settings for Scope-to-Target restricted caller access.

|Field|Entries|
|-----|-------|
|Source Scope|Scope of the calling application that contains the source application resources.|
|Source Type|Type of record calling the application resource. Select **Scope** to include all application resources in the source scope.|
|Status|Status of the access request. Select **Allowed** to allow access, or select **Denied** to restrict access for this source-target resource relationship.|
|Target Scope|Scope of the requested resource that contains the target application resources that the source application resource requests access to.|
|Target Type|Type of requested resource. Select the specific application resource \(for example, business rule, script include, UI page, event\) the source application resource requests access to.|
|Operation|Type of operation \(for example, Read, Write\) in the target application resource the source application resource requests access to.|

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