Access control in Job Viewer

Understanding access levels

Job Viewer uses role-based access control with two main roles. You must be assigned at least one of these roles to access Job Viewer:

jobs:view-metadata

  • View all job and task information except variables
  • Access job overview and details tabs
  • Use all filtering and search capabilities
  • Restrictions:
    • Cannot view job or task variables
    • Cannot download variable data

jobs:view-detail

  • Full access to all Job Viewer features
  • View and download job variables
  • Access all tabs and detailed information
  • No restrictions on functionality

For more information on assigning roles to users and groups, see Manage users and groups.

Troubleshooting access issues

Empty info page about Job Viewer

  • Issue: Organization has not enabled Job Viewer
  • Solution: Contact your Customer Success Manager (CSM)

“Contact admin” message

  • Issue: Organization has enabled Job Viewer, but you have no roles assigned
  • Solution: Contact your organization administrator
Contact admin error message in Job Viewer
Missing Job Viewer roles error message

Can see jobs but not variables

  • Issue: You have jobs:view-metadata role but not jobs:view-detail
  • Solution: Request jobs:view-detail role from your administrator
No variable access error message
Missing jobs:view-detail role error message