App Initiators (permission group)

Background and Setup

On the Tenant screen screen, set Enable Application-Level Permissions to Yes.

Access to specific eForms in a process-based app are defined as the participants for a task. However, after an app is published, you can configure participants as App Initiators to access the task that starts an app.
For form-based apps, App Initiators are users who can submit a Create form.
The App Builder only shows an app if you are a member of the App Owners or App Designers permission group.
App Owners, App Designers, and App Initiators can start an app from Work Center.
For more information about the security settings for an NX app, refer to App Level Security Overview.
This screen may look different in different places. The UI varies for this screen depending upon how you open it. However, the fields for this screen are the same in all places.

Permission Group	Permissions
App Initiators (Permission Group)	App Initiators is a permission group for users or groups who have access rights to start a process-based app or form-based app. For process-based apps, App Initiators are also process initiators for all process models within the app. In a process-based app, an App Initiator must also be a participant for the start task to initiate an app. This means that when an App Initiator is configured at the global level in Manage Center, the App Initiator can start any app, but only if they are configured as a participant for the start task in an app. For form-based apps, App Initiators are simply runtime app users for the app. App Initiators can be assigned at the global level or for an individual app: If App Initiators are assigned in Manage Center, they have access to all apps. If App Initiators are assigned in App Builder, they have access to the individual apps where they are assigned. An AgilePoint NX tenant can have App Initiators assigned at both the global level and assigned to individual apps. Permissions: This permission group has these permissions for a specific app: Start an app instance. These permissions from Report Viewers: View applicattion data. Limitations: Users and groups can only be assigned to the App Initiators permission group after an app is published.

Permission Group

Permissions

App Initiators

(Permission Group)

For process-based apps, App Initiators are also process initiators for all process models within the app.
In a process-based app, an App Initiator must also be a participant for the start task to initiate an app. This means that when an App Initiator is configured at the global level in Manage Center, the App Initiator can start any app, but only if they are configured as a participant for the start task in an app.
For form-based apps, App Initiators are simply runtime app users for the app.

App Initiators can be assigned at the global level or for an individual app:

If App Initiators are assigned in Manage Center, they have access to all apps.
If App Initiators are assigned in App Builder, they have access to the individual apps where they are assigned.

An AgilePoint NX tenant can have App Initiators assigned at both the global level and assigned to individual apps.

Permissions:

This permission group has these permissions for a specific app:

Limitations:

Users and groups can only be assigned to the App Initiators permission group after an app is published.

Click App Builder.
On the App Builder Home screen, click All Apps.
On the All Apps screen, on an app, click Edit .
On the App Details screen, click Permissions .
On the Permission Groups For This App screen, click the App Initiators tab.

Field Name	Definition
Back	Function: Goes to the previous screen.
Search	Function: Does a search based on the process model name.
Add Members	Opens this Screen: Available Members screen Function: Adds the specified users or groups to the App Initiators permission group.
Model Name	Description: Shows the name of the process model associated with the process. Allowed Values: Read only.
Created By	Description: Shows the user or group who made the process model. Allowed Values: Read only.
Current Members	Description: Shows the users or groups who are App Initiators. Allowed Values: Read only. To Open this Field: Click Expand .
Type	Description: Shows the types of members in the App Initiators permission group. Allowed Values: Read only. To Open this Field: Click Expand .
Delete	Function: Deletes the specified user or group in the App Initiators permission group. To Open this Field: Click Expand .

Field Name	Definition
Group / User Name / Full Name	Description: Specifies whether to add a user or group to the permission group. Allowed Values: Group User Name Full Name Default Value: Group Example: Refer to: (Example) Add a Member to a Role (Example) Add Administrators
Search Available Member	Function: Does a search based on the specified text. Example: Refer to: (Example) Add a Member to a Role (Example) Add Administrators

Field Name	Definition
Download	Description: Downloads the audit log for an app as a Microsoft Excel file to your local machine.
Refresh	Function: Refreshes the audit log information.