How to View What Permissions are Assigned to a User

Who is this article for?

 Q-Pulse Administrators managing user access.

 Administration module access is needed.

Q-Pulse security can become complex depending on how many groups you create, how these groups interact with one another (e.g. are they members of other groups), and what permissions a user has been assigned directly.

This article outlines how to identify what permissions are effective against the user (i.e. what permissions are assigned to a user) and how to trace where the user is receiving the access.

This article has been split into two sections:

1. How to View the Effective Permissions
2. Further Reading

1. How to View the Effective Permissions

To view the effective permissions:

1. Open the Administration module.
2. Go to Security and then to People.
3. Double click on the person to open their record.
4. Open the Permissions tab.

5. Click on View Effective.
6. Notice the permissions will be identified as:

• • Applied Directly: The permissions have been assigned directly to the user.
  • Member of...: The permissions have been assigned to a group which the user is a member of.
  • Has rule?: If a rule has been assigned to the permission then this will show yes or now and the rule can be examined using the Show Rule button.

Looking to produce a report as part of an audit or compliance activity? Press the print button to generate a report of all access the user has. This report can be saved as PDF or printed out.

2. Further Reading

• How to Assign Access / Permissions to a User
• How to Manage Dynamic Security Groups
• How to Assign Users to a Static Group