Report Writer Permissions
To run Report Writer reports, you must have both Report Writer permissions and permission within a specific application. Report Writer permissions are structured hierarchically so that some people are restricted to run reports, others can edit values in existing reports, and others can create new reports.
To adjust permissions, modify default group permissions
Note: By default, site administrators have full permissions for the applications that are operational on their site, including Report Writer. They can assign permissions to groups of junior administrators, as needed.
Default group permissions for Report Writer, from most to least powerful, are:
Report Writer Administrator - Grant permissions to other administrators to manage Report Writer configurations across multiple centers. Grant permissions to other administrators to have full report access to create, schedule, syndicate, run, and view reports.
Design and Syndicate Report Definitions - Same as the Design Report Definitions permission, but includes the permission to syndicate report definitions.
Design Report Definitions - Create a new report from a Report Model, and then add or edit columns, rename them, arrange the order in which they display, and designate how to sort the information within them as well as add, edit, or remove filter criteria before saving the new report configuration or sending the report to the queue to run. This Designer permission also includes all of the Edit Criteria permissions allowed when copying an existing report and the Run Report permissions for an existing report (modify and set values for filters specified as editable at report run time, send the report to the queue, and view and work with the results of the report).
Note: Admins granted a Design role can fully edit their own reports and run all reports that display in the Security Categories to which they have access.
Edit Criteria for Report Definitions - Create a new report by copying an existing report and then change the sort order of results; add, edit, and delete the filters for their new report, and then save the new configuration as a different report or run it (that is, send the report to the queue) and work with the results. This includes the Run Report Definition permission as well (within an existing report, modify and set values for filters specified as editable at report run time, send the report to the queue, and view and work with the results of the report). This Edit Criteria permission doesn't allow changes to the Report Model on which a report is based or the columns that display.
Run Report Definition - Modify and set values for filters specified as editable at report run time, send the report to the queue, and view and work with the results of the report.
View Report Results - View reports results.
Other Required Permissions
In addition to the Report Writer permissions, you must also have permission to run reports within the specific application. For example, you must have at least the Run and View Email Reports permission within Email Management as well as at least the Run Report Definition permission within Report Writer to run Email Campaign Reports.
Email Report Permissions
The Run and View Email Reports permission is the lowest level and doesn’t include the other email (composing, editing, sending, and uploading audience) permissions listed above it. All of the other email permissions automatically include the run and view email reports permission. This means that you must have at least the Run and View Email Reports permission or any of the higher-level Email Management permissions to run Email Reports in Report Writer.