Create roles and assign users

In ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Velocity is available as a separate installation and to users of type Creator or higher. Use of Velocity is controlled through privileges.

For more information about getting started with Velocity, refer to the access Velocity.

To create roles that allow users to sign in to the Velocity app and create feeds and analytics, complete the following steps:

1. Sign in to the Enterprise portal with an account that is an administrator.

2. Click the Organization tab.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click the Member roles tab.

5. Under the Manage roles option, click the Create role tab.

   The Create role dialog box appears.

6. Create a role with at least one Velocity privilege. Ensure that the Privilege compatibility parameter is set to view, edit, create and manage and that the text below it reads Compatible with Creator user type.

   1. Optionally, click the Set from existing role parameter to choose and set the new role on the Publisher template.

   2. Turn on the following Content privileges: Publish feeds and Publish real-time analytics, and Publish big data analytics.

7. Click Save to save the new role in your organization.

8. Expand the General privileges option, expand the Members option, and turn on the View option to assign user accounts to the new role.

   The new role is created and user accounts assigned to it can sign in to the Velocity app and create feeds and analytics.