Change Group-Override Permissions

Goal​

To change the group permissions granted to a system role in Engage. These permissions override the group permissions granted to users assigned this system role and apply whether the user is a member of the group or not.

Background Information​

Every user account in Engage is assigned a system role. This role assignment determines which permissions apply to the account.

System roles control:

• Which system-wide Engage functions the user can use.

• What system information the user can view.

Group-override permissions grant group permissions to a system role. These permissions apply in every group of the system, even if the user is not a member of the group. They override both general and group-specific permissions granted to the user. Use group-override permissions to give users the right to access, view, and change all groups, without the need to add the user as a member to each group in the system.

Example

A user with the ​Client Administrator​ system role needs to work with all groups and see all group data. Rather than add this user as a member to every group in the system, you grant group-override permissions to the system role. These permissions allow the administrator to work with and view data for all groups in the system regardless of membership status or group role assignment.

Prerequisites​

• The system role you wish to change is ranked lower than your own.

• Your system role is granted the permission ​119: System Administration: Change the group override permissions of lower system roles​.

Procedure

1. In the ​ Main Navigation​, click ​ User Management​ > Permissions ​ > Group (Override).

2. From the ​Group Role​ drop-down list, select the group role for which the permissions should be changed.
   ⇒ The window shows the group permissions available to the selected group role. The permissions selected in the ​Granted​ column are already held by this role.

   Use the ​Category ​ drop-down list to limit the number of permissions displayed by type.

3. Select a check box in the ​Granted​ column to grant additional permissions.

4. Deselect a check box in the ​Granted​ column to remove permissions.

5. Click ​Save​.
   ⇒ Changes to the selected system role are saved. All system users who are assigned this group role have these permissions in the groups where they are a member.

Related Topics​

Permissions​
System User Roles and Types​
Group Permissions​