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Permissions for preconfigured roles

The following tables list the permissions that are turned on by default for each preconfigured role in 
BlackBerry UEM
. The Security Administrator role in 
BlackBerry UEM
 has full permissions to the management console, including creating and managing roles and administrators.

Roles and administrators

By default, the Security Administrator role in 
BlackBerry UEM
 includes permissions to create and manage roles and administrators. These permissions are not available in the management console and cannot be turned on for any other role.
Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View roles
√
NA
NA
NA
Create and edit roles
√
NA
NA
NA
Delete roles
√
NA
NA
NA
Rank roles
√
NA
NA
NA
Create administrators
√
NA
NA
NA
Delete administrators
√
NA
NA
NA
Edit non-administrative attributes of administrators
√
NA
NA
NA
Change password for other administrators
√
NA
NA
NA
Change role membership for administrators
√
NA
NA
NA

Directory access

You can specify the company directories that the administrator can search.
Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
All company directories
√
√
√
√
Selected company directories only

Group management

You can specify the groups that the administrator can manage. To manage users that do not belong to a group, administrators must have permission to manage all groups and users. 
Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
All groups and users
√
√
√
√
Selected groups

Users and devices

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View users and activated devices
√
√
√
√
Create users
√
√
√
Edit users
√
√
√
√
Assign user roles
√
√
√
√
Delete users
√
√
√
Export user list
√
√
Generate an activation password and send email
√
√
√
√
Generate activation passwords and send activation email messages to multiple users
√
√
√
Specify an activation password
√
√
√
√
Specify multiple activation passwords with unique activation profiles for a user
√
√
Specify whether activation passwords expire after first device is activated
√
√
View user activation QR codes and access keys
√
√
Specify account password
√
√
√
√
Change multiple account passwords
√
√
√
Set 
BlackBerry 2FA
 preauthentication
√
√
Manage devices
√
√
√
√
Enable work space
√
√
√
√
Disable work space
√
√
√
√
Lock work space
√
√
√
√
Reset work space password
√
√
√
√
Specify device password
√
√
√
√
Lock device and set message
√
√
√
√
Unlock device and clear password
√
√
√
√
Delete only work data
√
√
√
√
Delete only work data from multiple devices
√
Delete all device data
√
√
√
√
Delete all device data from multiple devices
√
Delete device
√
√
Delete multiple devices
√
Specify work password and lock
√
√
√
√
Get device logs
√
√
√
Enable Activation Lock
√
√
√
√
Disable Activation Lock
√
√
√
√
Lost Mode
√
√
√
√
Turn on Lost Mode
√
√
√
√
Turn off Lost Mode
√
√
√
√
Locate device
√
√
√
√
Check in device
√
√
√
Restart device
√
√
√
√
Update 
iOS
 software
√
√
√
√
Update 
iOS
 software on multiple devices
√
Turn off device
√
√
√
√
View device location details
√
√
√
View device location history
√
√
View Exchange gatekeeping information
√
√
View 
Apple
 DEP device information
√
√
√
√
Assign enrollment configurations
√
√
View One-time Password tokens
√
√
√
√
Assign One-time Password tokens
√
√
Send email to users
√
√
√
View Activation Lock bypass history
√
√
√
Manage 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 apps
√
√
√
√
Lock app
√
√
√
Unlock app
√
√
√
√
Delete app data
√
√
√
√
Control logging for app
√
√
√
Manage 
Intune
 apps
√
√
√

Dedicated device

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View shared device group settings
√
√
Create and edit shared device groups
√
√
Delete shared device groups
√
√
View public device group settings
√
√
Create and edit public device groups
√
√
Delete public device groups
√
√

Groups

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View group settings
√
√
√
√
Create and edit user groups
√
√
√
Assign user roles
√
√
√
Add and remove users from user groups
√
√
√
Delete user groups
√
√
Create and edit device groups
√
√
√
Delete device groups
√
√

Policies and profiles

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View IT policies
√
√
√
√
Create and edit IT policies
√
√
Delete IT policies
√
√
View email profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit email profiles
√
√
Delete email profiles
√
√
View IMAP/POP3 email profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit IMAP/POP3 email profiles
√
√
Delete IMAP/POP3 email profiles
√
√
View enterprise connectivity profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit enterprise connectivity profiles
√
√
Delete enterprise connectivity profiles
√
√
View device SR requirements profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit device SR requirements profiles
√
√
Delete device SR requirements profiles
√
√
View activation profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit activation profiles
√
√
Delete activation profiles
√
√
View 
Wi-Fi
 profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit 
Wi-Fi
 profiles
√
√
Delete 
Wi-Fi
 profiles
√
√
View VPN profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit VPN profiles
√
√
Delete VPN profiles
√
√
View compliance profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit compliance profiles
√
√
Delete compliance profiles
√
√
View device profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit device profiles
√
Delete device profiles
√
√
View proxy profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit proxy profiles
√
√
Delete proxy profiles
√
√
View web content filter profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit web content filter profiles
√
√
Delete web content filter profiles
√
√
View 
FileVault
 profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit 
FileVault
 profiles
√
√
Delete 
FileVault
 profiles
√
√
View location service profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit location service profiles
√
√
Delete location service profiles
√
√
View app lock mode profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit app lock mode profiles
√
√
Delete app lock mode profiles
√
√
View single sign-on profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit single sign-on profiles
√
√
Delete single sign-on profiles
√
√
View CA certificate profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit CA certificate profiles
√
√
Delete CA certificate profiles
√
√
View shared certificate profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit shared certificate profiles
√
√
Delete shared certificate profiles
√
√
View SCEP profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit SCEP profiles
√
√
Delete SCEP profiles
√
√
View OCSP profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit OCSP profiles
√
√
Delete OCSP profiles
√
√
View certificate retrieval profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit certificate retrieval profiles
√
√
Delete certificate retrieval profiles
√
√
View CRL profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit CRL profiles
√
√
Delete CRL profiles
√
√
View managed domains profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit managed domains profiles
√
√
Delete managed domains profiles
√
√
View user credential profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit user credential profiles
√
√
Delete user credential profiles
√
√
View custom payload profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit custom payload profiles
√
√
Delete custom payload profiles
√
√
Assign IT policies and profiles to users
√
√
√
√
Assign IT policies and profiles to user groups
√
√
√
√
Assign IT policies and profiles to device groups
√
√
√
√
Assign IT policies and profiles to shared device groups
√
√
Assign IT policies and profiles to public device groups
√
√
 
Rank IT policies and profiles
√
√
View CardDAV profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit CardDAV profiles
√
√
Delete CardDAV profiles
√
√
View CalDAV profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit CalDAV profiles
√
√
Delete CalDAV profiles
√
√
View 
AirPrint
 profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit 
AirPrint
 profiles
√
√
Delete 
AirPrint
 profiles
√
√
View network usage profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit network usage profiles
√
√
Delete network usage profiles
√
√
View 
AirPlay
 profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit 
AirPlay
 profiles
√
√
Delete 
AirPlay
 profiles
√
√
View 
Enterprise Management Agent
 profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit 
Enterprise Management Agent
 profiles
√
√
Delete 
Enterprise Management Agent
 profiles
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 compliance profiles
√
√
√
√
Delete 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 compliance profiles
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 profiles
√
√
Delete 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 profiles
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 connectivity profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 connectivity profiles
√
√
Delete 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 connectivity profiles
√
√
View do not disturb profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit do not disturb profiles
√
√
Delete do not disturb profiles
√
√
View 
BlackBerry 2FA
 profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit 
BlackBerry 2FA
 profiles
√
√
Delete 
BlackBerry 2FA
 profiles
√
√
View 
Windows
 Information Protection profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit 
Windows
 Information Protection profiles
√
√
Delete 
Windows
 Information Protection profiles
√
√
View per-app notification profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit per-app notification profiles
√
√
Delete per-app notification profiles
√
√
View gatekeeping profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit gatekeeping profiles
√
√
Delete gatekeeping profiles
√
√
View 
Microsoft Intune
 app protection profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit 
Microsoft Intune
 app protection profiles
√
√
Delete 
Microsoft Intune
 app protection profiles
√
√
View home screen layout profiles
√
√
√
√
Create and edit home screen layout profiles
√
√
Delete home screen layout profiles
√
√
View 
Enterprise Identity
 authentication policy
√
√
Create and edit 
Enterprise Identity
 authentication policy
√
√
Delete 
Enterprise Identity
 authentication policy
√
√
Assign 
Enterprise Identity
 authentication policy to users and groups
√
√

Apps

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View apps and app groups
√
√
√
√
Create and edit apps and app groups
√
√
Delete apps and app groups
√
√
Export app data
√
√
√
√
Assign apps and app groups to users
√
√
√
√
Assign apps and app groups to user groups
√
√
√
√
Assign apps and app groups to device groups
√
√
√
√
Assign apps and app groups to shared device groups
√
√
Assign apps and app groups to public device groups
√
√
Edit app rating and review settings
√
√
Delete app ratings and reviews
√
√
√
√
View app installation ranking
√
√
√
√
Edit app installation ranking
√
√
View app licenses
√
√
√
√
Create app licenses
√
√
Edit app licenses
√
√
Delete app licenses
√
√
Assign app licenses to apps or app groups
√
√
√
√

Restricted apps

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View restricted apps
√
√
√
√
Create restricted apps
√
√
Delete restricted apps
√
√

Personal apps

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View personal apps
√
√

Settings

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View general settings
√
√
√
√
Edit activation defaults
√
√
Create and edit email templates
√
√
Delete email templates
√
√
Edit console settings
√
√
Edit language for automated emails
√
√
Edit self-service console settings
√
√
Create work space backup and restore settings 
1
√
√
Delete work space backup and restore settings 
1
√
√
Edit default variables 
1
√
√
Edit login notices 
1
√
√
Edit custom variables
√
√
Edit organization notices
√
√
Edit email domains
√
√
Edit location service settings
√
√
Edit customize console settings
√
√
Edit delete command expiration settings
√
√
Edit attestation settings
√
√
Edit certificate settings
√
√
Create and edit event notifications
√
√
Delete event notifications
√
√
Edit device support messages
√
√
Edit certificate-based authentication settings 
1
√
 
 
 
Edit public web service access settings
√
 
 
 
View app management
√
√
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry World
 for Work
√
√
Edit internal app storage 
1
√
√
Edit 
Work Apps
 for 
iOS
√
√
Edit 
Windows 10
 apps
√
√
Edit default app rating and review settings
√
√
View external integration settings
√
√
√
√
Edit 
Apple
 Push Notification settings
√
√
Edit SMTP server settings 
1
√
√
Edit 
Apple
 DEP settings
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry 2FA
 server settings
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
 settings 
2
√
√
View One-Time Password tokens
√
√
√
√
Create and edit One-Time Password tokens
√
√
Edit company directory settings
√
√
Edit 
Microsoft Intune
 settings
√
√
Edit 
Microsoft Exchange
 gatekeeping settings
√
√
Edit 
Android
work profile settings
√
√
Edit certification authority settings
√
√
Edit 
Samsung Knox
 bulk enrollment settings
√
√
View trusted certificates
√
√
Add trusted certificates
√
√
Delete trusted certificates
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
 servers
√
√
Create and edit 
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
 servers
√
√
Delete 
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
 servers
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Secure Gateway
 settings
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry Secure Gateway
 settings
√
√
View administrator users and roles
√
√
√
√
View licensing summary
√
√
√
√
Edit licensing settings
√
√
View migration settings
√
√
Edit migration settings
√
√
View infrastructure settings
√
√
√
Edit logging settings 
1
√
√
Edit server-side proxy settings 
1
√
√
View servers 
1
√
√
Edit servers 
1
√
√
Delete servers 
1
√
√
Manage servers 
1
√
√
View audit settings 
1
√
√
Edit audit settings and purge data 
1
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
 settings 
1
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
 settings 
1
√
√
View server certificates 
1
√
√
Update server certificates 
1
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Control
 settings
√
√
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry Control
 settings
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 NOC proxy server settings 
1
√
√
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 NOC proxy server settings 
1
√
√
√
√
Edit SNMP settings 
1
√
√
Import IT policy pack and device metadata 
1
√
 
 
 
View collaboration service settings 
1
√
√
√
√
Edit collaboration service settings 
1
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 settings 
√
√
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app services
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app services
√
Create 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app services
√
Delete 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app services
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 server properties 
1
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 server properties 
1
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics Direct Connect
 settings 
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry Dynamics Direct Connect
 settings 
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 server cluster settings 
1
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 server cluster settings 
1
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 reporting
√
√
√
View 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 communication settings 
1
√
√
√
Edit 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 communication settings 
1
√
View 
BEMS
 Mail settings 
2
√
√
Edit 
BEMS
 Mail settings 
2
√
View 
BEMS
 Docs settings 
2
√ 
√ 
 
 
Edit 
BEMS
 Docs settings 
2
√ 
 
 
 
View 
Enterprise Identity
 settings
√
√
View 
Enterprise Identity
 Enterprise settings
√
√
Edit 
Enterprise Identity
 Enterprise settings
√
√
View 
Enterprise Identity
 service settings
√
√
Edit 
Enterprise Identity
 service settings
√
√
1
 On-premises environments only
2
 Cloud environments only

Dashboard

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View dashboard
√
√
√
√

Auditing

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
View system audit logs
1
√
√
View device performance logs 
1
√
√
1
 On-premises environments only

Workspaces

Permission
Security Administrator
Enterprise Administrator
Senior HelpDesk
Junior HelpDesk
Organization administrator
√
Helpdesk administrator
√
Audit helpdesk administrator
√

BlackBerry
 OS permissions

If you upgrade from 
BES5
, the following additional permissions are available in on-premises environments:
  • View 
    BlackBerry
     OS IT policies
  • Create and edit 
    BlackBerry
     OS IT policies
  • Delete 
    BlackBerry
     OS IT policies
  • View jobs
  • Edit jobs
  • View default distribution settings for jobs
  • Edit default distribution settings for jobs
  • Manage job tasks
  • Change status of job tasks
If you upgrade from 
BES5
, the roles configuration in 
BES5
 is copied to 
BlackBerry UEM
. Roles that are copied may have similar names but different permissions. You should review the permissions for each role to determine if you need to turn on or turn off any permissions.