IDERA Dashboard requires specific permissions and rights for properly functioning services and repository.
Recommended permissions for trial installations
| Type | Requirement |
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Windows Permissions | Your Windows logon account has local Administrator permissions. |
SQL Server Privileges | Your Windows logon account is a member of the sysadmin fixed server role on the SQL Server instance. |
Required permissions for production installations
| Account | Action | Requirement |
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Windows user account | - Allows you to perform IDERA Dashboard tasks, such as adding an instance, using standard SQL authentication.
- Allows you to create the IDERA Dashboard Repository database.
- Allows you to access the IDERA Dashboard Repository.
- Allows you to start/restart the IDERA Dashboard Service.
| - Windows administrator permission on the IDERA Dashboard computer.
- Read and write privileges on the IDERA Dashboard Repository database, execute privileges for stored procedures.
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SQL Server login | - Allows you to perform IDERA Dashboard tasks, such as adding an instance, using standard SQL authentication.
- Allows you to create the IDERA Dashboard Repository database.
- Allows you to access the IDERA Dashboard Repository.
- Allows you to start/restart the IDERA Dashboard Service.
| sysadmin OR
dbcreator
and securityadmin permissions.- Read and write privileges on the IDERA Dashboard Repository database, execute privileges for stored procedures.
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IDERA Dashboard Service account | - Allows you to install IDERA Dashboard
- Allows the IDERA Dashboard Service to access the IDERA Dashboard Repository database.
- Allows you to start/restart the IDERA Dashboard Service.
| - Windows administrator permission on the IDERA Dashboard computer.
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Required permissions for managing elements
| Action | Requirement |
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| Manage users | Managing user account must have Administrator privileges on the domain Active Directory where the users reside. |
| Manage instances | Managing user account must have Administrator privileges on the instance. |
| Manage products | Managing user account must have Administrator privileges to edit the products. |
IDERA Dashboard Roles
Assigning permissions to these registered users can be done from the Manage Users window available from the Administration menu. IDERA Dashboard includes the following user roles:
- Dashboard Administrator
- Dashboard Guest
- Product Administrator
- Product User
- Product Guest
Assign these unique roles to each IDERA product and the combination of product and role equate a permission for user.
To learn more about User Roles, see Manage Users.
IDERA Dashboard provides an integrated user experience for the IDERA products in your environment.  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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