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A Role binds a user to a set of permissions and an access policy, controlling what the user is allowed to perform in relation to data products, connections, other users, and organizational settings within the organization they are part of. A Role defines a collection of permissions controlling access and operations applicable to data products, connections, users, groups, other roles, organizations, and system-wide settings.

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Crux supports the following pre-defined roles: Viewer, Editor, and Admin.

A user with the Viewer role has <code>read-only access</code> to all current and future data products, connections, or system settings. This is the default role assignment for the new users in the organization.

A Viewer has <code>read-only access</code> to the data products and connections already available in the system.

A Viewer <code>cannot</code> create new data products or make changes to data products already in the system.

A Viewer <code>cannot</code> create new source and destination connections.

A Viewer <code>cannot</code> perform actions impacting the organization or other users. For example, they cannot change roles for themselves or their colleagues, invite new users to the platform, or make changes to the organization-wide settings, such as notification policies.

- A Viewer has <code>read-only access</code> to the data products and connections already available in the system.
- A Viewer <code>cannot</code> create new data products or make changes to data products already in the system.
- A Viewer <code>cannot</code> create new source and destination connections.
- A Viewer <code>cannot</code> perform actions impacting the organization or other users. For example, they cannot change roles for themselves or their colleagues, invite new users to the platform, or make changes to the organization-wide settings, such as notification policies.

Editor’s access includes managing all current and future data products and connections.

An Editor's access includes all entitlements of a Viewer, plus:

An Editor <code>can</code> create, modify, and delete notification rules and distribution channels to stay informed about the health and quality of data products.

An Editor <code>cannot</code> perform actions impacting the organization or other users. For example, they cannot change roles for themselves or their colleagues, invite new users to the platform, or make changes to the organization-wide settings.

- An Editor <code>can</code> create, modify, and delete notification rules and distribution channels to stay informed about the health and quality of data products.
- An Editor <code>cannot</code> perform actions impacting the organization or other users. For example, they cannot change roles for themselves or their colleagues, invite new users to the platform, or make changes to the organization-wide settings.

An Admin has full administrative privileges over the organization they belong to. In addition to having all the privileges of an Editor or Security Admin, an Admin has permission to make system-wide changes impacting their entire organization and other users.

An Admin’s access includes all entitlements of a Viewer and an Editor, plus:

An Admin <code>can</code> invite new users to the system, change user role assignments, reset passwords, activate and deactivate users, or delete users permanently.

An Admin <code>can</code> make changes to any organization-wide administrative settings.

- An Admin <code>can</code> invite new users to the system, change user role assignments, reset passwords, activate and deactivate users, or delete users permanently.
- An Admin <code>can</code> make changes to any organization-wide administrative settings.

The table below describes the capabilities and access control of each role:

Learn about Crux authorizations and Role Based Access Control

User Roles

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	Viewer	Editor	Admin
Crux Catalog
Browse, search, and filter data products and suppliers
Request access to data products
Data Products
View data products
View Health Dashboard
Users
View user profiles
Invite new users
Modify user roles
Delete users (cannot delete the last Admin)
Monitors and Notifications
View notification rules and distribution channels
Configure (create, edit, delete) notification rules
Configure (create, edit, delete) distribution channels
Organization
Make changes impacting the organization

User Roles

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Viewer

Editor

Admin

Role definitions