Privileges allow you to assign additional rights (or privileges) to roles. Privileges are a way of protecting sensitive data within the system by masking Global AlertLink fields and custom fields and assigning additional functionality to the system by granting users in those roles the ability to be a Global Administrator, Send Messages, or Design Custom Forms.
By default, all privileges are available to every role except:
- Global Administrator
- Send Message
- View Support Passphrase
- Custom Form Designer
Privileges are different than permissions. Privileges determine which fields you can view in a report or form and if you can send messages or design a form. Permissions determine which organizations and folders you have access to and what you can do to the Global AlertLink objects in those folders.
By default, no privileges are available to a new role.
By contrast, the system-supplied Everyone role has all privileges except Global Administrator, Send Message, View Support Passphrase, Custom Form Designer, View Latitude/Longitude and View any system-wide custom fields.
