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Edit a Global Role

One may change the Name, Definition and Capability assignments for any global role.

The capabilities include:

Capability Name

Definition

Security Administrator

Allows users to manage security

Application Administration

Allows users to administer their server

Worksheet Customization

Allows users to create / edit / share their worksheets

Dashboard Customization

Allows users to create / edit / share their dashboards

Collection Customization

Allows users to create / edit / share their collections

Presentation Customization

Allows users to create / edit / share presentations

REST API Access

Allows users to use the REST API

Steps

  1. Sign in as a user with at least the Security Administratorcapability global role assignment.
  2. Go to MANAGE > Global Roles in the banner.
  3. Select a row and click Edit.
  4. Update Name and Definition.
  5. Use the Capabilities pick list to select capability assignments for the global role.
  6. Select Group assignments from the Users/Group pick list for the global role assignments.
  7. Click OK.
Information note

You may simply double-click a cell in the sheet of capabilities vs. roles to set or unset a particular capability assignment (responsibility).

Again, if a role has any capability License type Producer, then it is of type Producer, otherwise if all capabilities for that role are Consumer only, then it is of type Consumer.

Example

Sign in as Administrator and go to MANAGE > Global Roles.

Pick the Application Designer role. Edit the Definition by adding “and API use” to the list of capabilities. Then pick the REST API Access capability.

Click SAVE.

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