User Options role

Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

The User Options management role enables administrators to view the Outlook Web App options of a user in an organization. This role can be used to help diagnose configuration problems.

Default management role assignments

This role has role assignments to one or more role assignees. The following table indicates whether the role assignment is regular or delegating, and also indicates the management scopes applied to each assignment. The following list describes each column:

  • Regular assignment: Regular role assignments enable the role assignee to access the permissions provided by the management role entries on this role.
  • Delegating assignment: Delegating role assignments give the role assignee the ability to assign this role to role groups, users, or USGs.
  • Recipient read scope: The recipient read scope determines what recipient objects the role assignee is allowed to read from Active Directory.
  • Recipient write scope: The recipient write scope determines what recipient objects the role assignee is allowed to modify in Active Directory.
  • Configuration read scope: The configuration read scope determines what configuration and server objects the role assignee is allowed to read from Active Directory.
  • Configuration write scope: The configuration write scope determines what organizational and server objects the role assignee is allowed to modify in Active Directory.

Default management role assignments for this role

Role group Regular assignment Delegating assignment Recipient read scope Recipient write scope Configuration read scope Configuration write scope
Help Desk X Organization Organization OrganizationConfig OrganizationConfig
Organization Management X X Organization Organization OrganizationConfig OrganizationConfig

Additional resources

Training

Module

Manage roles and role groups in Microsoft 365 - Training

This module examines the use of roles and role groups in the Microsoft 365 permission model, including role management, best practices when configuring admin roles, delegating roles, and elevating privileges.

Certification

Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook (Office 2016) - Certifications

Demonstrate that you have the skills needed to get the most out of Outlook 2016 by earning a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification.