Scopes

BYCEPS distinguishes four scopes:

• global

• brand

• party

• site

Nesting of scopes

Each entity belongs to exactly one of these scopes.

Global

The global scope is the outermost one.

Entities that belong to the global scope include:

• users

• roles and permissions

• user badges

• brands

• global snippets

Brand

A brand is the identity of a series of parties.

Each brand is part of the global scope.

Entities that belong to the brand scope include:

• email settings

• orga flags

• parties

• sites

• news channels

• boards

• brand-specific snippets

• terms of service versions

Party

The party scope is for entities that belong to a single party (and are not better situated in the site scope).

Each party belongs to a brand.

Entities that belong to the party scope include:

• orga teams

• shops

• tickets

• seating areas

Site

The site scope is for entities and settings that belong to a specific website.

Each site belongs to a brand.

Entities that belong to the site scope include:

• server name

• pages

• navigation

• site-specific snippets

• choice of

  • news channels

  • forum

  • storefront

  • party

• status of

  • user registration

  • user login