Initializing help system before first use

Listing, Editing, or Adding Authorities

Authorities define the capabilities that can be assigned to a user. Managing authorities is an important task for user administration.
Note This feature is not available with a Community licence.
If Full LDAP integration is active, Authorities are granted when the user logs in, based on the groups assigned to the user on the LDAP server. If Partial LDAP integration is active, or LDAP is disabled, Authorities can be managed within Xpress Insight. For more, see Xpress Insight Installation Guide Chapter Authenticating Users with Active Directory or LDAP.
  1. From any of the main pages, click AUTHORITIES to access the List authorities page.
    This page shows the list of authorities that are used by the application.


  2. To add authorities, click ADD AUTHORITY.
    Note Only user-defined authorities (denoted as User Authority type) can be created and edited using the Xpress Insight Admin interface. Any entries with a System Authority type denote that it is an Xpress Insight authority and therefore must not be altered in any way.
    The Add authority page opens.

  3. Enter the following information.
    Field Description Mandatory?
    Name The name of the authority. Yes (if adding authority)

    No (if editing authority, is read-only)

    Description A description of the purpose of the authority.

    Validation:

    • Max length: 200
    • Allowed characters: alpha-numeric, spaces and _.!#&+-/\=?^_{}
    		No
    Type This is pre-set to a type of User and cannot be changed. Not Applicable.
  4. Click SAVE CHANGES.
    The new authority appears on the authority list, with a User Authority type.
  5. To edit an authority, click the Authority name of an entry with an Authority type of User.

    The Edit authority page opens.


  6. Click SAVE CHANGES to save the changes to the authority. (Or click CANCEL to return to the List authorities page.)
    Note Click DELETE AUTHORITY to delete the authority. This action can only be performed if there is no authority group associated with this authority. It is the responsibility of the administrator to ensure that the authority no longer has a user within the application.
Parent Topic Managing Users