User Properties - Administrative Permissions

Use the Administrative Permissions page to set the permissions that control the administrative tasks the user can perform.

To access this page:

  1. Display the user's Properties dialog box.
  2. In the left pane, click Administrative Permissions.

Permission Indicators

How the permissions for a user display depends on whether the permission is specific to the user or inherited based on group membership. The possibilities are:

Permission is not set for this user.
Permission is set specifically for this user.
When multiple users or items are selected, indicates that the permission is set for one or more, but not all.
Permission is inherited based on this user's membership in a group.
In most selection lists in the user's Properties dialog box, you can select multiple objects at the same time and activate them with one action.

Administrative Permissions

Usually, only an administrative user has all the permissions available on the Administrative Permissions page. The asterisks * in the table represent the permissions that are normally set for non-administrative users.

Permission User action enabled:
Can accept tasks to execute on a host (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Access to task host configuration from the menu displayed from the SOLIDWORKS PDM icon in the system tray.
Can administrate add-ins (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Add or modify custom API add-ins
Can administrate templates (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Add or modify templates
Can administrate users Manage users and groups and their access rights
Can create web shares (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Create web shares to the SOLIDWORKS PDM web server
Can purge history Delete the change history of available administrative tools
Can set/delete labels * (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Add or remove labels on files or folders
Can undo check out files checked out by other users

Allow users to undo check out or check in the files that are checked out by another user
Can update card lists(SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Add or modify central card-lists
Can update cold storage Add or modify cold storage schemes
Can update columns Add or modify Explorer, search, and BOM columns
Can update document categories (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Add or modify categories
Can update ERP Import/Export settings (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Add or modify the Data Import/Export rules
Can update indexing settings (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Modify the index server settings for full text content search
Can update item settings (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Modify the item number settings
Can update license keys Add new license key for the vault
Can update mail configuration (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Configure the message system settings
Can update report queries (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Add and modify reports used in the report generator
Can update revision numbers Add and modify revision numbers and components
Can update search favorites (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Save and modify search favorites in the search tool
Can update search forms Add and modify search cards with the card editor
Can update serial numbers (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Add and modify serial numbers
Can update task settings (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Add and modify tasks
Can update template forms (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Add and modify template cards with the card editor
Can update Toolbox settings Configure SOLIDWORKS PDM to manage the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox library
Can update variables Add and modify variables used in data cards and forms
Can update vault replication (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Modify the replication settings and schedule
Can update workflows Add and modify workflows
File vault management Modify vault properties and trigger vault deletion
May see Administration tool See link to the Administration tool in the Tools menu
Must enter state change comments * Must enter a comment in the Change State dialog box to perform the state change
Must enter version comments * Must enter a comment in the Check In dialog box to proceed with checking in selected files
Password protected e-mail * Must enter a password when sending a manual notification to a colleague
Refuse login May not log in to this vault (user is still available in the vault, but cannot log in)