The following applies if you are using a version of the software before Update 61. For the latest information, see Access group configuration.
Access groups govern the user access to commands and relationship creation and navigation. Access groups should be modeled to represent different levels of functional access. They should not be used to separate user access based on object ownership, such as department or discipline; this is the job of owning groups.
Roles are related to access groups. Access groups are related to methods, interfaces, and view definitions. This provides the roles access to the different components of the system.
To configure access groups, you need to log on as a system administrator.
The security rule AdhocReportByOwnerOwningGroupOrViewDefMAG applies to all access groups by default. It is applicable when querying for Adhoc
reports in the Web Client. For more information, see What security rule is applied to ad hoc reports?