User, Project, and Workspace Management in Sphere
Overview
FARO Sphere contains a powerful set of access control options to group/manage users and projects as well as define workspace permissions. The following videos highlight some of these access control features. For more detailed information, see the User Documentation for FARO Sphere.
Workspace Roles in Sphere
A workspace role is a collection of general permissions within a workspace. It can be assigned to either a user or a group of users.
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| Permissions | Workspace Admin | Project Admin | Project Creator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create Projects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View Users View all users and groups |
✓ | ✓ | |
| View Projects View all projects and collections |
✓ | ✓ | |
| Manage Projects Create and delete projects |
✓ | ✓ | |
| Manage Project Roles Create and delete project roles |
✓ | ✓ | |
| Project Access Control Manage groups/collections, assign project roles |
✓ | ✓ | |
| View Logs View statistics about user activity and other logs |
✓ | ||
| View Billings | ✓ | ||
| Manage Workspace Rolls Create and delete workspace roles |
✓ | ||
| Manage Users Invite/Remove users from Workspace, configure SSO |
✓ | ||
| Manage Applications Order, upgrade and cancel applications |
✓ |
Project Roles in Sphere
A project role is a list of permissions for a particular project or a collection of projects within a workspace. It can be assigned to either a user or a group of users.
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| Permissions | Manager | Editor | Uploader | Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Project | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Share Project | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Edit Data Create, share and edit objects (ex. annotations). Attach file and CAD models |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| Export Point Clouds Export Point Clouds and objects, create orthophotos |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| Import Scan Data | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Sync Project Synchronize projects between FARO applications and services |
✓ | ✓ | ||
| Edit Project Properties | ✓ | ✓ |
Project Collections in Sphere
A project collection is a list of projects that belong together. Collections make it easy to assign project permissions to multiple projects at once.
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User Groups in Sphere
A user group is a list of users that share the same roles, both for workspaces and for projects.
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