Default roles you may see
Each Application includes default roles: Owner, Contributor, Approver, Viewer, Data Steward. Roughly these provide the following permissions.
Owner: full access in the Application.
Contributor: can import and maintain data.
Approver: can approve/reject imports.
Viewer: read-only viewing of data.
Data Steward: manages Metamodels, Connections, Lookups, and can trigger Persist.
Common symptoms and what they mean
You cannot create an Application > only instance admins (SuperAdmins) can do this.
- You can view but cannot edit Metamodels, Connections, or Import Templates > your role lacks Create/Update permissions for that section. Roles can be configured per section (Metamodel, Connection, Import Template, Import, Approval, Persist, Logs, Lookups, etc.).
You can’t approve → you likely need Approval permissions or the Approver role.
Who to contact
Need a new Application → instance admin (SuperAdmin).
Need more permissions → Application Owner, Data Steward, or someone with Role/User Management permissions in that Application.
Custom roles can be created and configured with granular permissions.
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