How to: Assign Hierarchy Member Permissions (Master Data Services)

Assign permissions to hierarchy members to give users or groups access to view data in the Explorer functional area of Master Data Manager.

Hierarchy member permissions are optional. They provide added granularity to model object permissions, which are required.

Prerequisites

To perform this procedure:

  • You must have permission to access the Users and Group Permissions functional area.

  • You must be a model administrator. For more information, see Administrators (Master Data Services).

To assign hierarchy member permissions

  1. In Master Data Manager, click User and Group Permissions.

  2. On the Users or Groups page, select the row for the user or group that you want to edit.

  3. Click Edit selected user.

  4. Click the Hierarchy Members tab.

  5. From the Model list, select a model.

  6. From the Version list, select a version.

  7. From the Hierarchy list, select a hierarchy.

  8. Click Edit.

  9. Expand the tree, and click the hierarchy node you want to assign permissions to.

  10. From the menu, select Read-only, Update, or Deny.

  11. Click Save.

    Note

    Hierarchy member permissions do not take effect immediately. See How To: Immediately Apply Member Permissions (Master Data Services) for more information.