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Prerequisites for workflows

Each workflow requires one or more specific user roles to act on the asset. The stakeholders that can participate in a workflow depend on the steps and the user roles that are defined in the workflow by the Metadata Command Center administrator. To start a workflow or participate in ongoing workflows, the organization administrator must grant you the correct set of privileges in Administrator and access policies in Metadata Command Center.

Minimum privileges to create workflow tickets in Data Governance and Catalog

To create workflow tickets, ensure that your organization administrator grants the minimum required privileges and permissions to the user role.
The following table lists the minimum privileges and permissions needed to create workflow tickets:
Service
Privileges and Permissions
Metadata Command Center
Read permission for the technical, business, or data access asset types configured through access policies in Metadata Command Center
Data Governance and Catalog
Access Data Governance And Catalog Application feature privilege configured in Administrator

Minimum privileges to work with workflow tickets in Data Governance and Catalog

If you're a stakeholder and you want to work with workflow tickets, ensure that your organization administrator grants the minimum required privileges and permissions to your user role.
The following table lists the minimum privileges and permissions needed for stakeholders to work with workflow tickets:
Service
Privileges and Permissions
Metadata Command Center
  • - Read permission for the technical, business, or data access asset types configured through access policies in Metadata Command Center.
  • - Delete permission for the business or data access asset types configured through access policies in Metadata Command Center.
  • Required to reject workflows for creating a new asset.
  • - Read and Update permissions on the Unpublished Changes attribute group for the technical, business, or data access asset types configured through access policies in Metadata Command Center.
  • Required to reject workflows for modifying an existing asset.
Data Governance and Catalog
  • - Access Data Governance And Catalog Application feature privilege configured in Administrator
  • - Participate in Change Approvals feature privilege configured in Administrator
  • - You must be a stakeholder on the asset.

Minimum privileges to view all tasks in Data Governance and Catalog

To view all tasks that are available on the Tasks Inbox page in Data Governance and Catalog, ensure that your organization administrator grants the minimum required privileges and permissions to your user role.
The following table lists the minimum privileges needed for users to view all tasks on the Tasks Inbox page:
Service
Privileges and Permissions
Data Governance and Catalog
Manage Workflow Tasks feature privilege configured in Administrator

Minimum privileges to assign or reassign a task in Data Governance and Catalog

To assign an unclaimed task or to reassign a task that is already claimed by a user, ensure that your organization administrator grants the minimum required privileges and permissions to your user role.
The following table lists the minimum privileges needed for users to assign tasks to other users:
Service
Privileges and Permissions
Data Governance and Catalog
Manage Workflow Tasks feature privilege configured in Administrator

Minimum privileges to cancel open workflow tickets in Data Governance and Catalog

To cancel open workflow tickets without being a stakeholder on the asset, ensure that your organization administrator grants the minimum required privileges and permissions to your user role.
The following table lists the minimum privileges and permissions needed for users to cancel open workflow tickets:
Service
Privileges and Permissions
Metadata Command Center
Read permission for the technical, business, or data access asset types configured through access policies in Metadata Command Center
Data Governance and Catalog
  • - Access Data Governance And Catalog Application feature privilege configured in Administrator
  • - Manage Tickets feature privilege configured in Administrator
  • Note: The Manage Tickets privilege is needed only if you are not a stakeholder of the asset.