Progress-level security controls should also be considered for protecting the application database tables. Progress provides a schema security function to restrict various levels of access to specific database tables. This function is accessed from the Progress Data Administration|Admin| Security|Edit Data Security menu option.

Select the NextField option to define access specifications at the individual field level as well.

These access specifications are enforced at compile time. Users are prevented from writing and executing custom source code in the Progress Editor if the code violates access restrictions.