User security

AX administrators can control who has access to the Analytics Exchange client applications and connect to AX Server, as well as what role each user has in the system.

Creating the first AX Server administrator account

During the initial set up of AX Server, the AX Server Super Admin user must add at least one AX Server administrator account from the AX Server Configuration web application.

For more information, see Add an AX Server administrator

User types

When users are added to AX Server they can be assigned to the restricted User role or to the Administrator role.

Log-in requirements

To be able to log in, users must have an Active Directory or local Windows account, and must also be added to AX Server from AX Client.

Functionality by role

Functionality	User role	Admin role
Log in to AX Client
Work with collections and folders in the Working directory and Library	Note The user must have specific permissions for the audit item.
Search collections and folders in the Working directory and Library	Note The user must have specific permissions for the audit item.
Creating collections in the Working directory
Granting, modifying, or removing audit item permissions for users who have been assigned the User role
Configuring permissions for multiple audit items at a time, for a single user
Administering user security, which includes adding users, including other administrators, to AX Server, removing users from AX Server, or modifying their role assignment
Granting access to AX Web Client
Creating collections in the Library
Copying or moving collections to the Library
Unlocking collections and folders
Archiving and restoring collections
Scheduling analytic chains
Viewing a list of analytics currently configured for auto-deletion of analytic jobs and associated results