Permissions Overview

You manage user security with privileges and permissions. Permissions define the level of access that users and groups have to an object.

Even if a user has the privilege to perform certain actions, the user may also require permission to perform the action on a particular object.

Object Type	Tool	Description
Connection objects	Administrator tool Analyst tool Developer tool Enterprise Information Catalog	You can assign permissions on connections defined in the Administrator tool, Analyst tool, or Developer tool. These tools share the connection permissions.
Domain objects	Administrator tool	You can assign permissions on the following domain objects: domain, folders, nodes, grids, licenses, application services, and operating system profiles.
Model repository projects	Analyst tool Developer tool	You can assign permissions on projects defined in the Analyst tool and Developer tool. These tools share project permissions.