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Catalog Privilege Group

The privileges in the Catalog privilege group determine the tasks that users can perform on the

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tab of the Metadata Manager application. A user with the privilege to perform a certain action also requires permissions to perform the action on a particular object. Configure permissions on the

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tab of the Metadata Manager application.

The following table lists the privileges in the Catalog privilege group and the permissions required to perform a task on an object:

Privilege	Includes Privileges	Permission	Description
Share Shortcuts	n/a	Write	User is able to share a folder that contains a shortcut with other users and groups.
View Lineage	n/a	Read	User is able to perform the following actions: Run data lineage analysis on metadata objects, categories, and business terms. Run data lineage analysis from the PowerCenter Designer. Users must also have read permission on the PowerCenter repository folder.
View Related Catalogs	n/a	Read	User is able to view related catalogs.
View Profile Results	n/a	Read	User is able to view profiling information for metadata objects in the catalog from a relational source.
View Catalog	n/a	Read	User is able to perform the following actions: View resources and metadata objects in the metadata catalog. Search the metadata catalog.
View Relationships	n/a	Read	User is able to view relationships for metadata objects, categories, and business terms.
Manage Relationships	View Relationships	Write	User is able to create, edit, and delete relationships for custom metadata objects, categories, and business terms.
View Comments	n/a	Read	User is able to view comments for metadata objects, categories, and business terms.
Post Comments	View Comments	Write	User is able to add comments for metadata objects, categories, and business terms.
Delete Comments	Post Comments View Comments	Write	User is able to delete comments for metadata objects, categories, and business terms.
View Links	n/a	Read	User is able to view links for metadata objects, categories, and business terms.
Manage Links	View Links	Write	User is able to create, edit, and delete links for metadata objects, categories, and business terms.
View Glossary	n/a	Read	User is able to perform the following actions: View business glossaries in the Glossary view. Search business glossaries.
Manage Objects	n/a	Write	User is able to perform the following actions: Edit metadata objects in the catalog. Create, edit, and delete custom metadata objects. Users must also have the View Model privilege. Create, edit, and delete custom metadata resources. Users must also have the Manage Resource privilege.

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