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About Setting Privileges

Privileges are the actions that users have the right to perform in Siebel Analytics Web. They are managed by associating them with accounts, that is, individual users or Web Groups. A specific account is either granted or denied a specific privilege. These associations are created in privilege assignment tables.

Like permissions, privileges are either explicitly set or inherited through group membership. Explicitly denying a privilege takes precedence over any granted, inherited privilege. For example, if a user is explicitly denied access to the privilege to edit column formulas in Siebel Answers, but is a member of a group that has inherited the privilege, the user cannot edit column formulas.

Unlike permissions, privileges are more commonly granted to the Everyone system Web Group. This allows users access to common Siebel Analytics Web features and functions.

NOTE:  Privileges and permissions have some interaction. For example, a user who creates an item has, by default, the permission to change it. However, in some cases, this is not appropriate. To disable this ability, make the appropriate changes to deny the target user or group access to the Admin: Catalog Change Permissions privilege.

For a list of Siebel Analytics Web privileges, see Default Privilege Assignments.


 Siebel Analytics Web Administration Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003