Privileges

Privileges are a list of tasks and features available for users.

Privileges are grouped into roles, which are then applied to a particular user. The following table describes the privileges available on the system.

Table 1. Privilege Descriptions
Privilege Applies To Description
Admin: Edit Datasource definitions Administration software Allows the user to perform actions associated with agents and agent activities.
Admin: edit users and user data Administration software, Web Client Allows the user to edit users, groups, and roles.
Allow access to Alarm Exporter Web Client Allows the user to create and modify alarm targets.
Allow access to Alarm Manager Web Client Allows the user to activate and deactivate alarms, and to modify alarm definitions.
Allow access to Alarm Viewer Web Client Allows the user to view and acknowledge alarms.
Configure Jboss Administration software Allows the user to configure Jboss.
Create entity and field mappings (equivalencies) Administration software Allows the user to model entity and field equivalencies. This privilege does not apply.
Edit Agent settings Administration software Allows the user to modify properties and perform actions associated with agents and agent activities.
Edit/delete any existing reports Web client Allows the user to modify all report results, regardless of the assigned permissions.
Edit/delete any existing folders or documents Web client Allows the user to modify all saved documents, regardless of the assigned permissions.
Edit any remote UDC definitions Administration software Allows the user to create/edit/delete any remote UDC owned by any user.
Edit/delete enterprise report definitions Web client

Allows the user to open and edit enterprise report definitions. This privilege does not apply.

Edit/delete schedule definitions Web client Allows the user to schedule reports to be run.
Edit/delete standard Web report definitions Web client

Allows the user to open and edit local report definitions.

Edit entity data Administration software Allows the user to enter information about an entity instance using the Entity Data Editor. This privilege does not apply.
Edit Holidays Administration software Allows the user to edit holiday definitions using the Holiday Administration tool.
Edit MyFavorite pages Web client Allows the user to create, edit, and delete customized pages in the Web client.
Edit remote UDC definitions Administration software Allows the user to create/edit/delete a remote UDC owned by the current user.
Export Data with the Admin Tool Administration software Allows the user to use the export tool.
Import Data with the Admin Tool Administration software Allows the user to use the import tool.
Manage AutoDownload entries Web client Allows the user to manage the auto downloading of scheduled reports that exist on remote servers. This privilege does not apply.
Promote UDCs Administration software Allows the user to promote a UDC.
Publish and edit Vault documents Web client Allows the user to organize folders and save documents to the vault page, assuming they have the appropriate file permissions.
Read enterprise report definitions Web client

Allows the user to read enterprise report definitions. This privilege does not apply.

Read MyFavorite pages Web client Allows the user to view customized pages in the Web client.
Read reports from remote servers Web client Allows the user to see remote server report status from the Monitor tab. This privilege does not apply.
Read schedule definitions Web client Allows the user to view report schedules.
Read standard Web report definitions Web client Allows the user to view local report definitions.
Read Vault documents Web client Allows the user to browse through documents that have been published to the vault page.
Rename remote UDC definitions Administration software Allows the user to rename a remote user-defined calculation (UDC).
Run classic reports on remote servers Web client Allows the user to run reports residing on a remote server. This privilege does not apply.
Run enterprise report definitions Web client

Allows the user to run enterprise reports. This privilege does not apply.

Run standard Web reports Web client Allows the user to run report definitions. This privilege implies read and edit privileges.
Runtime Accessor Administration software Allows a user to run an external user-managed executable after a scheduled report job has been completed.
Show folders from Everybody group Web client Allows the user to see documents in a folder in which the user does not have read or write permissions. If this privilege is not granted, the user can only see folders available to the group(s) they belong to.
Show users from Everybody group Web client Allows the user to see all users, including those in groups the user does not belong to. If this privilege is not granted, the user can only see other users in the group(s) they belong to.
User has a Personal Documents area Web client Allows the user to organize folders in a private area and save documents there.
View Agent settings Administration software Allows the user to view agent properties and agent activities, but not modify any associated properties or perform any associated actions.
View data availability Web client Allows user to view data availability. This privilege does not apply.
View Datasource definitions Administration software Allows the user to view agent properties and agent activities, but not perform any actions.
View documents on remote servers Web client Allows the user to browse through documents on remote servers.
View enterprise data availability. Web client

Allows the user to view enterprise data availability. This privilege does not apply.

View entity and field mappings (equivalencies) Administration software Allows the user to view entity equivalencies, but not edit them. This privilege does not apply.
View entity data Administration software Allows the user to view entity information in the Entity Data Editor, but not edit them. This privilege does not apply.
View promoted UDCs Administration software View promoted user-defined-calculations (UDCs).
View remote UDC definitions Administration software Allows the user to view the definition for a remote user-defined calculation.
View users and user data Administration software Allows the user to view users, groups, and roles, but not edit them.