Introduction

From 'User' option in the menu, the user with Security Admin permissions, can choose to manage Users or User Groups.

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CXO Reporting Suite allows the admins to set Permissions, Point of View Security Filters or Report Permissions at a User level or a Group of users.

Permissions inheritance

Each user or user group can be member of one or more user groups. This can be set through the Main Tab inside Create New User / New User Group or Edit User / Edit User Group popup.

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Inherited permissions can't be removed. When creating or editing a user or user group, inherited permissions will appear in the popup as selected and disabled, while permission set for the single user or user group will appear selected but enabled.
Unselecting the  option 'Show inherited permissions, only permissions set for the specific user or user group will appear.

Duplicated Permission

When a permission is both inherited and set for the current user or user group a symbol  will appear close to the permission. It is suggested to remove duplicated permission to avoid potential problems.
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