Profile Capabilities

A capability exists within a profile and defines the actions users can perform in Studio.

All capabilities are disabled by default. If enabled, you can assign an access level and a view level.

• Access level: Defines whether the user can view content or change content.
• View level: Defines whether the user can view a limited amount of content or all content.

The following table explains access levels and view levels for capabilities.

Level	Value	Description
Access	Read	Can view content.
Access	Write	Can view and update content.
Access	No Access	Cannot view content.
View	Simple	Can view limited predefined aspects of objects such as basic information.
View	Certified	Can view and edit most customizable and configurable aspects in Studio.
View	Detailed	Can view all customizable and configurable aspects of objects.
View	No Access	Cannot view content.

Capabilities are categorized as follows:

• Data: Map and create rules for your data.
• Model: Create and configure objects in the solution.
• Permission Management: Create, configure, and manage user permissions in the application.
• Profile Management: Create, configure, and manage user profiles in the application.
• Security: Manage permissions, analytic capabilities, and content packages for your users.
• Tenant Management: Edit properties for the tenant including changing the display name, vanity URL, and enabled modules.
• User Group Management: Create, configure, and manage user groups in the application.
• User Management: Define users, control their access to Studio, and assign permissions.

For example, below is a partial list of actions within Visier, along with the necessary profile capabilities, access levels, and additional capabilities users need to perform them. For more information, see Additional Capabilities

Actions	Capabilities required
Create an analytic object	Profile capabilities: Model (Write, Detailed)
Customize an object	Profile capabilities: Model: (Write, Simple)
File retention	Profile capabilities: Data (Write, Detailed)
Run a job or partial job in a project	Profile capabilities: Data (Write, Detailed)
Schedule a job	Profile capabilities: Data (Write, Detailed) Additional capabilities: Manage Jobs
Download a job log	Profile capabilities: Data (Read, Simple) Additional capabilities: Manage Jobs
Preview records in a mapping	Profile capabilities: Data (Write, Detailed) Additional capabilities: Internal Debugging
Create and configure data access sets	Profile capabilities: Permission Management (Write, Simple) OR Security (Write, Simple)
Assign permissions	Permission Management (Write, Simple) OR Security (Write, Simple), User Management (Read, Simple)
Preview as another user in a project	Profile capabilities: Security (Read, Simple), User Management (Read, Simple)
Create and manage sources	Profile capabilities: Data (Write, Detailed)
Edit users	Profile capabilities: User Management (Write, Simple)
Create and configure user groups	Profile capabilities: Security (Write, Simple) OR User Group Management (Write, Simple) OR User Management (Write, Simple)
Share supporting files and assets	Additional capabilities: File Sharing