Users

Select User Management > Users.

A user is someone who accesses FME Flow applications, services, and other resources. A user can belong to one or more roles.

For more information about users and roles in FME Flow, see Role-Based and User-Based Access Control.

When FME Flow is installed for the first time, default user accounts are created. Note that the default Status of these accounts, except the admin account, is Disabled.

To customize the display of columns in the Users table, click the Customize Columns icon. The available columns are:

  • Name: Name of the user account.
  • Full Name & Email: Full name of user and email address.
  • Roles : Roles assigned to the user account.
  • Type: Origin of the user account.
  • Status: Whether the User account is enabled or disabled. Additionally, an icon displays if the account is configured to require a password change on next login, either explicitly (see below), or because the password has expired.

Quick Tasks

  • To enable or disable user accounts, check their corresponding boxes, and click Actions > Enable or Disable.
  • To remove users, check their boxes, and click Actions > Remove.
  • To add users to roles, select one or more users and click Actions > Add Roles. In the Add Roles dialog, click inside Role(s) to Add and select a role to which to add the user(s). Repeat to add the user(s) to more roles.

Adding and Removing Users

To add a user account, click New. Alternatively, select an existing user and click Actions > Duplicate. A dialog displays to add a new user account. This dialog is similar to Configuring an Existing User, below.

Note  Usernames cannot contain any of the following special characters: /:*?"<>|^&='+%#

To remove user accounts, select them and click Actions > Remove. On the Remove User(s) dialog, specify a user to take ownership of any items that may be owned by the users you are removing, and click OK.

Requiring Password Change on Next Login (Multiple Users)

You can require all users, or selected users, to update their passwords upon next login to the Web User Interface. This action may be useful in the event of a security breach of FME Flow.

When requiring a password change from multiple users, keep in mind the following:

  • You cannot require users imported from Authentication Services to update their passwords. As well, the account implementing the requirement is exempt.
  • To set standards for new and updated passwords, see Password Policy.

To require password change on next login (multiple users):

  1. Select the users who must update their passwords.
    2. Tip  To select all users, check the box beside Name, at the top of the Users table.
  2. Select Actions > Require Password Change.
  3. On the Require Password Change dialog, click OK.

Viewing and Configuring User Permissions and Other Settings

To configure an existing user account, click an entry in the table. The Edit User page opens. Configure the following settings, and click OK to save your changes.

Username

The account name to use for logging in to FME Flow. This field displays only when adding a user.

Full Name

Display name of the user account.

Account Enabled

If green (slider to the right), the user account is enabled. To disable the user account, move the slider to the left.

Sharing Enabled

If enabled, the user can share items they own or manage with other users or roles. To disable sharing, move the slider to the left. For more information, see Shared Access

Require Password Change on Next Login

If enabled, the password of this user account must be updated on each subsequent login. This setting is useful for user accounts that are shared among multiple persons.

Tip  To require all or multiple users to update their passwords upon next login, see Requiring Password Change on Next Login (Multiple Users) (above). To set standards for new and updated passwords, see Password Policy.

Email

(Optional) Email address of the user. This field must be set if Reset Password is enabled and you want this user to be able to reset their password.

Assigned Security Roles

Roles to which the user belongs.

To assign roles to the user, click inside the blank space of the field and select a role in the drop-down. To remove roles from the user, click the "x" beside the role name.

Change Password

(Optional) Click to change the password that must be entered by the user to log in.

Tip  To allow users to reset their own passwords, see Reset Password. To set standards for new and updated passwords, see Password Policy.

Permissions

You can give a user access to different functions in FME Flow, regardless of assigned role. Check the box beside a function to grant access. If a user already has access through membership in a role, it is indicated with a check icon. Mouse-over an icon to see the role through which permission is granted.

Optionally, you can add permissions to match those from an existing role. Click Load Template. On the Load Template from Role dialog, select the role from which to load permissions, and click OK. This option adds any additional permissions that are not already granted. No permissions are removed. You can click Load Template multiple times to add permissions from more roles.

There are two levels of permissions:

  • General: Allows a user to view the corresponding navigation link in the Web User Interface, along with select management functions, depending on the category. For example, if Access is checked beside Repositories, the user can access the Repositories page. Additionally, if Create is checked, the user can create repositories on the Repositories page.
  • Item: Allows a user specific permissions on items within functional categories. To view items, click the drop-down icon of a category (v). For example, when you expand the Repositories category, you see the individual repositories on your FME Flow, along with the permissions that can be granted for each one.

The following is a detailed explanation of general- and item-level (where applicable) permissions for each category:

Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access Analytics. fmeadmin, fmesuperuser
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Automations page, and list workflows and tags. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create automations. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Automations:

  • Read: View a workflow and its log file.
  • Write: Edit or remove a workflow.
  • Run: Start and stop a workflow.
  • Apps: Run a workflow through an automation app.
  • Webhooks: Access a URL generated by a Webhook trigger that requires authentication.

Note: Automations requires additional permissions. You are prompted to grant any additional permissions that are required.

Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Manage Access and manage Broadcast Messages. fmeadmin, fmesuperuser
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Database Connections and Web Connections pages. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create connections. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Manage Access, create, and remove connections. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Connections:

  • Access: Manage web services.
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Dashboards page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Deployment Parameter Store. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create deployment parameters. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual deployment parameters:

  • Read: Access a deployment parameter.
  • Write: Edit a deployment parameter.
  • Remove: Remove a deployment parameter.
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Automation Apps page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create automation apps. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Automation Apps:

  • Run: Run an automation app.
  • Read: Access an automation app.
  • Write: Edit or remove an automation app.
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Gallery Apps page fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create gallery apps. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Gallery Apps:

  • Run: Open links in a gallery app.
  • Read: Access a gallery app.
  • Write: Edit or remove a gallery app.
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Workspace Apps page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create workspace apps. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Workspace Apps:

  • Run: Run a workspace app.
  • Read: Access a workspace app.
  • Write: Edit or remove a workspace app.
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Jobs page to view the jobs you have run, or cancel any of your jobs that are currently running or in queue. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmeguest, fmesuperuser, fmeuser
Manage Access and manage the jobs of all users. You can:
  • Cancel any job that is currently running.
  • Remove the history of jobs that were previously run.
 fmeadmin, fmesuperuser
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Manage Licensing, Engines, and Deployment Status (Deprecated). fmeadmin, fmesuperuser
Note  Licensing permission also requires membership in the fmesuperuser role.
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Manage Access Network & Email configurations, except Services. fmeadmin, fmesuperuser
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Add FME packages to Projects.  
Upload Publish FME packages from FME Form to FME Flow and remove existing packages. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Projects page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create projects. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Projects:

  • Read: View information about a project.
  • Write: Edit a project.
  • Delete: Delete a project, or delete items from a project.
Note  Access or Create permission is not required to have Read/Write/Delete permission on individual projects. These tasks can still be accomplished with the REST API.
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Publications page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create Notification Service Publications. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Publications:

  • Read: View information about a publication.
  • Write: Edit a publication.
  • Remove: Delete a publication.
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Manage Access to Queue Control, except engine assignment rules (also requires Manage permission in Licensing & Engines). fmeadmin, fmesuperuser
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Workspaces page.
Note  Access permission is not required to run a workspace. Only Run permission on the applicable repository is required (see below).
 fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create repositories. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Repositories:

  • Download: Download workspaces and other repository items from FME Flow into FME Workbench.
  • Read: View repository information.
  • Publish: Publish workspaces and other items to the repository from FME Workbench.
  • Run: Run repository workspaces from FME Flow.
    • Note   Users must also have Allow permission on the applicable service (see Services) when running workspaces.
  • Remove: Remove a repository, or remove items from a repository.
Note  You must uncheck all five permissions to completely remove a role from membership with a repository.
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Resources page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create connections to network resources. fmeadmin, fmesuperuser
  • Access: Access the Resources page.
  • Create: Create connections to network resources.

    • Individual Resource connections (top-level folders):

    • Access: Read and download a file.
    • List: List the folders and files of a resource.
    • Write: Write to files.
    • Upload: Upload files.
    • Remove: Delete files.
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Run Workspace page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmeguest, fmesuperuser, fmeuser
Advanced Access Job Directives when running workspaces. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Schedules page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create schedules. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Schedules:

  • Full Access: Edit or delete a schedule.
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Manage Access to Security configurations. fmesuperuser
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Manage Configure the FME Flow services. fmeadmin, fmesuperuser

Individual Services:

  • Full Access: Manage FME Flow services.
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Streams page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create streams. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Streams:

  • Read: View a stream.
  • Write: Edit or remove a stream.
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Subscriptions page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create Notification Service Subscriptions. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Subscriptions:

  • Read: View information about a subscription.
  • Write: Edit a subscription.
  • Remove: Delete a subscription.
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Manage Configure system cleanup. fmeadmin, fmesuperuser
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Manage Configure System Events. fmeadmin, fmesuperuser
General Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Access the Topics page. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Create Create topics. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser

Individual Topics:

  • Read: View information about a topic.
  • Write: Edit a topic.
  • Publish: Publish notifications to a topic.
  • Remove: Delete a topic.
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Manage Configure users and roles. fmeadmin, fmesuperuser
Note  Version Control must be enabled to view these permissions.
Permission Description Roles Granted This Permission, by Default
Access Commit versions and view repository history. fmeadmin, fmeauthor, fmesuperuser
Manage Enable version control and configure with a remote Git repository. fmeadmin, fmesuperuser