User permissions can be granted at the application level (user and group) or at the project level. Permissions are granted in hierarchical manner and permissions granted at the application level will take precedence over all other permissions assigned at the project level. If restricted access to some projects is required, then permissions should be granted at the project level.

Assigning Application Wide Permissions

Application level permissions are granted at the user and group level. To assign users or groups application wide permissions, you will need to be an Enterprise Tester application administrator. Follow these steps to assign permissions:

  1. Navigate to the Admin page.
  2. Click on the arrow to expand either the 'Users' folder or the 'Groups' folder.
  3. Double click on the user or group you want to add permissions to.
  4. Click on the 'Permissions' tab.
  5. Here you can select to assign the permissions to grant the user or group. You can either select the whole group of permissions or select individual permissions within each group of permissions.
  6. Once complete, click on 'Save' to apply the permissions.

Assigning Project Only Permissions

To grant permissions to a group or user for a specific project only, you must first assign the user or group to the project and then assign the permissions you wish to grant. Note that if the user has been granted greater permissions at the application level then these will take precedence.

Here are the steps to granting project permissions:

  1. Assign the user or group to the project. To do this, from the navigator click on the arrow beside the project. This will reveal the 'Users' and 'Groups' folder under the project. Then from the navigator, click to select the user or group to assign to the project and drag and drop the user or group to the respective User or Group folder under the project. Note for users only, when editing user accounts, you can assign the user to specific projects on the ' Assign Projects' tab.
  2. Double click to select the user or group. The permissions tab will appear under the project and assign the required permissions.

Available Permissions

There are 4 categories of permissions and 22 defined permissions provided in Enterprise Tester that can be used to control access to the various application features.

The five categories include:

• Administration
• Resources
• Project
• Reports
• Test Management

These categories can be expanded or collapsed as required by clicking on the + or- icon next to the name. Selecting any of these categories automatically selects all the permission they contain.

The available permissions are defined in the table below:

CategoryPermissionDescription
AdministrationManage OrganizationAllows users to manage organizational level details
 Manage DashboardAllows users to manage organizational level dashboards
 Manage User and Group SecurityAllows users to set security
 Manage Organization ReportsAllows users to manage organizational level reports
 Edit Organization Pick ListsAllows users to manage organizational level pick lists
 Manage EA ConnectionsAllows users to manage EA connections
 Manage Defect TrackerAllows users to manage Defect Trackers
 Manage Modules and Plug-insAllows users to manage Modules & Plug-Ins
ResourcesExportAllows users to Export Data From Enterprise Tester
 ImportAllows users to Import Data Into Enterprise Tester
 External LinksAllows users to manage External Project Links
 Duette Schedules*Allows users to manage Duetter import schedules
ProjectManage Project DashboardAllows users to manage project level dashboards
 Manage Project ReportsAllows users to manage organizational level reports
 Edit Project Pick ListsAllows users to edit pick lists
Reports Allows users to create and run reports
Test ManagementManage RequirementsAllows users to manage requirements
 Manage ExecutionAllows users to organize test execution sets
 Manage ScriptsAllows users to create, update and manage scripts and automated tests* (move, copy, create folders)
 Assign TestersAllows user to assign scripts to a tester
 Execute TestsAllows users to execute tests
 ViewAllows users to view scripts

* These features require the Duette plugin to be installed.

Viewing User Permissions

An easy way to review the permissions granted to a user is to click on the Assigned Permissions tab when viewing a user. Here you can see all the permissions granted at the application level and at the project level.

To make it easier to review and manage user permissions, a summary is available through the administration tab, giving an overview of application and project level permissions at a glance.

To access the permissions summary screen, click on the “Admin” tab and then double click on the user whose permissions you wish to review. Click on the “Assigned Permissions” tab to access the permissions at a glance.

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