>> Our application must be able to determine if a user will have access to a menu item or form control(s) based on group permissions, individual permissions, etc. I know MM has several security objects, does anyone have any experience with this type of implementation? Do you use a third-party product or have you implemented your own solution? A data-driven solution that would require manually updating seems cumbersome.

Visual FoxExpress will also allow you to set security on individual objects.

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