Assigning a Role to a User

Describes how to assign a role to a Data Fabric SSO user.

Prerequisites

You must be a fabric manager to perform this task.

About this task

You can assign one or more roles to an SSO user by using the Data Fabric UI.

Note the following with respect to role assignment from the Data Fabric UI.

  • The Data Fabric UI supports the assignment of user-defined roles to SSO users/groups only. Assignment of SSO roles to SSO user/groups must to be done by using the SSO provider console or UI.
  • The Data Fabric UI recognizes the assignment of roles to users/groups assignment made through SSO pre-defined roles only.
  • Assignment of SSO users/groups to user-defined roles is facilitated but is not enforced, by using the Data Fabric UI.

To assign a role to a Data Fabric user, perform the following steps.

  1. Sign in to the Data Fabric UI, and switch to the Fabric manager experience.
  2. Click Security administration.
  3. Scroll down to the Users Roles card.
  4. Click the pencil icon seen under Actions for the role that you wish to assign to the user.
  5. Select Manage Role.
  6. Click Add user and group.
  7. Click Add+ for Users and select the required user or users.
  8. Click Assign Policy and then click Apply.

Results

The user is assigned the selected roles.