Security Overview
In Metric Insights, the set of measures that limit User's access to some parts of the system is called Security. It can be applied by Admins or Power Users via Privileges and Permissions, that are granted to Groups and individual Users.
This article provides definitions of specific aspects of Security within Metric Insights.
Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Object | An Element, Dataset or User Map, Reference Object, or configured item that is used in support of Metric Insights functionality; e.g., Metric, Category, Data Source, Template, Folder |
| Privilege | A right granted to a Group or individual User that allows the member or User to perform specific Metric Insights functions or use non-configurable methods of fetching data; e.g., Create Folders, Create Datasets, Create Content using CSV files, Maintain Personal Settings. For more details on every Privilege, check the Privileges List |
| Permission | A right granted to a Group or individual User that allows the member or User to access content; i.e., data contained in an object. There are three types of Access: Use Access, View Access and Edit Access. For more information about granting privileges, check the Assigning Privileges and Permissions article |
| Use Access | The type access that allows a Power User to use an object when creating other objects or fetching data: e.g., Configurable Data Sources, Data Collection Trigger |
| View Access | The type access that permits a Regular or Power User to see content in an element, Dataset/User Map, Dimension, Category |
| Edit Access | The type access that grants a Power User the ability to edit an object using its Editor |
| User | A person who has an account in Metric Insights: There are four types of Users in Metric Insights: Admins, System Admins, Power Users and Regular Users. For more details, check the What Types of Users Exist in Metric Insights? article |
| Administrator (Admin) | The type of User that can perform any function in the system, maintain all types of objects and see all data; has all Privileges and Permissions automatically |
| System Admin | The type of User that, besides the Admin capabilities also can maintain System Variables and System Backups |
| Power User (PU) | The type of User that when given assigned Privileges and Permissions, can see selected elements and objects, organize their content into Favorites, Folders and Bursts, maintain personal settings, create content and maintain objects that the PU creates or to which the PU has been granted Edit Access |
| Regular User (RU) | The type of User that based on assigned Privileges and Permissions, can View selected elements and objects, organize their content into Favorites, Folders and Bursts and maintain personal settings but cannot create content or edit other objects |
| Group | Created to allow Members (Power Users and/or Regular Users) to inherit the same set of Privileges and Permissions that have been granted to the Group. There are three types of Group: Regular, Default and All Access. For more details about each type, see the Group Types Overview article |