Importing and Exporting in ThingWorx
Authorizing Nonadmin Imports
Non-administrative users can now use the Import/Export menu when granted specific privileges. To give non administrative users that ability, you must add a nonadmin user to the Importers group. The following bullet points contain information on authorizing imports and setting up permissions to protect sensitive entities so unauthorized users can’t overwrite them.
• Permissions can be assigned directly to the Importers group (for all nonadmin importers who will use the instance), other groups that users already belong to, or the individual users themselves.
• Grant design time Create permissions on entity collections that need to be imported.
• Grant design time Update permissions on either specific entities that will be updated, or if necessary, on entire entity collections.
• When granting Visibility permissions for other existing entities, be aware that the ability to import over an entity can grant virtually complete control over it.
◦ If Importers must have update permissions on User Groups, make sure they do not have visibility to the Administrators group.