Users
Overview
The Users section provides tools for managing access to Sift within an organization. It contains two tabs: Users and Groups, which allow administrators to review users, assign permissions, and control access to data. This reference defines how users and groups function, how permissions are applied, and what roles are available.
Users
The Users tab lists all members of the organization.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Automatic enrollment | Users with email addresses matching the organization's domain are added during sign-up. |
| External invitations | Users outside the domain can be manually invited and assigned to groups. |
| User status | Users may be active or deactivated. Deactivated users lose access to the system. |
| Group membership | Each user can belong to one or more groups, which define their access and permissions. |
| Group search | Group fields support multi-word matching, case sensitivity, and regular expressions. |
Groups
The Groups tab lists all user groups within the organization.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Default assignment | Internal users are added to a default group automatically. External users are assigned to a specified group during invitation. |
| Group limits | There is no restriction on the number of groups that can be created. |
| Group attributes | Each group has a name, assigned users, role, Asset access, and optional default status. |
| Group editing | Groups can be modified or deleted. Names, roles, users, and Assets are all editable. |
| Asset access | Groups may be granted access to all Assets or to a defined subset. |
Group roles
Each group is assigned one of the following roles, which determine the level of access granted to its members:
| Role | Description |
|---|---|
| Admin | Admins have full access to data, configuration settings, and user management. |
| Editor | Editors can view, edit, and write time series data and metadata. |
| Collaborator | Collaborators can view time series data and add metadata. |
| View only | View-only users have read-only access to time series data. |