Administrative Features

About Access to Configuration Manager Features

You need a Developers license to perform the following functions:
  • Adding or deleting an Entity family on the Family Management page.
  • Adding an Entity family by using the Import tool.
  • Adding or deleting Fields via the Family Management page.
  • Adding family Fields by using the Import tool.
  • Adding, editing, or deleting Relationship families via the Family Management page.
  • Adding or editing Relationship families by using the Import tool.
  • Adding, editing, or deleting Relationship Definitions via Family Management page.
  • Adding or editing Relationship Definitions by using the Import tool.
  • Adding, editing, or deleting VB Rules by using Rules Editor.

The following table lists the permissions granted to the MI Configuration Role Security Group for accessing the various administrative features of Configuration Manager.

FeaturePermissionNotes
Security Group: MI Configuration Role
Entity FamilyAdd, Edit, or DeleteNone
FieldsAdd, Edit, DeleteNone
Field BehaviorAdd, Edit, or DeleteNone
Relationship FamilyAdd, Edit, or DeleteNone
Relationship DefinitionsAdd, Edit, DeleteNone
DatasheetAdd, Edit, or DeleteNone
State ConfigurationAdd, Edit, or DeleteNone
Family Reports (Associate SSRS Reports)Add, Edit, or DeleteNone
Associated PagesAdd, Edit, or DeleteNone
Family Policies Add, Edit, or DeleteNone
SitesAdd, Edit, or DeleteNone
System Codes and TablesAdd, Edit, or DeleteNone
Units of Measure and ConversionsAdd, Edit, or DeleteNone
Manage TranslationsNoneThere is no add, edit, or delete function that you can perform in this feature. However, if you are a part of this group, then you can perform all of the translation tasks.
Import NoneThere is no add, edit, or delete function that you can perform in this feature. However, you can import all metadata if you are part of this group.
Export NoneThere is no add, edit, or delete function that you can perform in this feature. However, you can export metadata if you are part of this group.
Content ValidationNoneThere is no add, edit, or delete function that you can perform in this feature.