Automatic derivation of repository access data based on symbolic configuration

One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media storing instructions which when executed cause one or more processors to perform a data processing method, the method comprising:

• storing an electronic configuration document that identifies one or more configurations of users, groups, and/or permissions relating to access to computer program artifacts in a first repository of an artifact repository system that is geographically distributed,
• the users and groups including external user groups who do not have explicit user-based permissions to view contents of a repository of the artifact repository system,
• the artifact repository system comprising one or more second repositories that respectively replicate one or more third repositories and respectively have associated sets of properties, the one or more third repositories including a repository external to the artifact repository system and associated with an external user group of the external user groups,
• the one or more configurations identified in the electronic configuration document comprising at least one configuration for configuring external visibility of computer program artifacts in the artifact repository system for one or more external user groups;
• deriving from the electronic configuration document, a plurality of regional repository settings values for users, groups, and/or permissions relating to access to the computer program artifacts for each second repository of the one or more second repositories based on the associated set of properties.