User roles and access controls
As an administrator, assign users particular user roles and include them in particular user groups by providing the following types of access control:
- Feature-level access control: Access to various features (tabs) in the product, depending on the user role and responsibility.
- Data-level access control: Access to data emerging from particular data sources or applications.
This topic provides the following information:
Feature level access control
The following table provides an illustration of the feature-level access permissions available to different users:
In the following table, the Ο symbol indicates the access permissions available to various user roles.
Main tab | Subtab | Roles | ||
Super Admin | App Admin | Troubleshooter | ||
Cabinet | Saved Searches | Ο | Ο | Ο |
Views | Ο | Ο | Ο | |
Search | Ο | Ο | Ο | |
Manage | Data Collectors | Ο | Ο |
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Data Patterns | Ο | Ο |
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Notifications | Ο | Ο |
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Users | Ο |
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User Groups | Ο |
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Components | Ο |
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Credentials | Ο | Ο |
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Hosts | Ο | Ο |
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Content Packs | Ο |
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Settings | User Settings | Ο (Specific to individual user) | Ο (Specific to individual user) | Ο (Specific to individual user) |
System Settings | Ο |
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Change Password | Ο | Ο | Ο | |
External Config. | Ο |
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Data level access control
For the data-level access permissions to be applied:
- The user must be a part of the appropriate user group.
- The Enable Data Access Control check box must be selected on the Administration > System Settings page.
For more information, see Managing-user-groups.
Where to go from here
To configure the product for local collection of data, see Managing-data-collectors.
To configure the product for remote collection of data, see Configuring-after-installation.
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