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title: Set up Entity Based Access properties
description: Enable or disable the Entity Based Access properties to control access to the objects that are associated with an entity.
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# Set up Entity Based Access properties

Enable or disable the Entity Based Access properties to control access to the objects that are associated with an entity.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_grc\_ent\_access.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Entity Based Access Configurations** > **Properties**.

    The properties in the following table are displayed.

    |Property|Options|Description|
    |--------|-------|-----------|
    |Entity-based access on record types related to entity \[sn\_grc\_ent\_access.enable\_entity\_based\_accesss\]|Enable|Option for Entity Based Access. By default, entity-based access is turned off. Entity-based access administrators are responsible for activating these properties for users.|
    |Enable data filters on record types consuming entity-based access \[sn\_grc\_ent\_access.enable\_datafilters\_for\_eba\]|Yes or No|Option for enabling data filters on record types. By default, entity-based access is Yes. Enabling this property filters the records based on the entity-based access configuration.|

2.  Select **Save**.

    Based on your selected settings, the entity-based access properties are configured in your system.

3.  Navigate to the record that you want to set up entity-based access for.

4.  On the **Access settings** tab, select **Entity based access restriction**.

    The **Entity based access restriction** field is available only on the Issue form. For all other records, you must configure a bulk access update to enable an entity-based access restriction.

    \[Omitted image "eba-issue-form.png"\] Alt text: Access settings for entity-based access restriction on the Issue form.


## Result

You have completed configuring entity-based access properties in your system.

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