Assign Security Roles

The security role assignment determines the level of access a user or user group has within an environment or project. You can assign roles to users and groups in the Users and Groups section of the Workstation window.

See the following topics for steps to assign security roles:

Available Security Role Assignments

Application Administrator Users granted this role have access to all application specific tasks.

Analyst Users granted this role has authoring capabilities.

Certifier Users granted this role can certify objects in addition to the authoring capabilities.

Collaborator Users granted this role can view and collaborate on a dashboard for which they have access.

Consumer Users granted this role can only view a dashboard for which they have access.

Do not modify the privileges for an out-of-the-box security role. During upgrades to newer versions of MicroStrategy, the privileges for the out-of-the-box security roles are overwritten with the default privileges. Instead, you should copy the security role you need to modify and make changes to the copied version.

Privileges vary between releases. For the most up to date privileges, see the dashboard in Privileges by License Type.

For a list of out-of-the-box administrator security roles, see Privileges for Predefined Security Roles.

Privileges	Application Adminstrator	Certifier	Analyst	Consumer	Collaborator
Access Data (Files) From Local, URL, DropBox, Google Drive, Sample Files, Clipboard
Access data from Cloud app (Google Analytics, Salesforce Reports, Twitter)
Access Data from Databases, Google BigQuery, BigData, OLAP, BI tools
Add notes
Administer quick search indices
Assign Security Filters
Assign security roles
Bypass all object security access checks
Can certify content
Configure governing
Create and Edit Security Filter
Create application objects
Create dataset in Workstation
Create Derived Metrics
Create new folder
Drill within Intelligent Cube
Edit notes
Email screenshot from device
Execute Report that uses multiple data sources
Execute Transaction
Export to .MSTR File
Export to Excel
Export to HTML
Export to PDF
Export to text
Import .MSTR File
Mobile run Document
Mobile run Dashboard
Monitor quick search indices
Print from device
Publish Content
Save personal prompt answers
Use analytics
Use collaboration services
Use Developer
Use distribution services
Use dynamic sourcing
Use Library Web
Use link to History List in email
Use MicroStrategy Mobile
Use OLAP services
Use send now
Use send preview Now
Use server cache
Use Workstation
View notes
Web add/remove units to/from Grid in Document in view mode
Web add to History List
Web advanced drilling
Web alias objects
Web change view mode
Web choose attribute form display
Web create custom HTML and JavaScript content
Web create Derived Metrics and Derived Attributes
Web create Dashboard
Web Create HTML Container
Web create new Report
Web define Derived Elements
Web define MDX Cube Report
Web Document design
Web Dashboard design
Web drill and link
Web drill on Metrics
Web edit Dashboard
Web edit drilling and links
Web edit notes
Web execute data mart Report
Web export
Web filter on selections
Web format Grid and Graph
Web manage Document and Dashboard datasets
Web manage Objects
Web modify subtotals
Web modify the list of Report Objects
Web number formatting
Web object search
Web print mode
Web publish Intelligent Cube
Web re-execute Report against warehouse
Web run Document
Web run Dashboard
Web save Derived Elements
Web save Dashboard
Web save to My Reports
Web save to Shared Reports
Web set column widths
Web simple graph formatting
Web simultaneous execution
Web sort
Web subscribe others
Web subscribe to History List
Web switch Page-By Elements
Web use Advanced Threshold Editor
Web use Custom Group Editor
Web use Design Mode
Web use Filter Editor
Web use Locked Headers
Web use Metric Editor
Web use object Sharing Editor
Web Use Report Objects Window
Web use View Filter Editor
Web use Visual Threshold Editor
Web user