Understand privileges for user groups

The following table displays the privileges for user groups configured in the FactoryTalk Historian ME Module or on the FactoryTalk Directory server in the FactoryTalk Administration Console.
Depending on the way you log on to the module, you will have different user groups at your disposal, and you will manage them differently:
If the logon mode is changed, all groups and users associated with the previous logon mode are lost.
Operation
The FactoryTalk Directory security groups
The FactoryTalk Historian ME Local Security groups
FTHAdministrators
FTHEngineers
FTHSupervisors
FTHOperators
piadmin
piuser
Manage SNMP
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Create tag
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Read status
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Start data collection
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Stop data collection
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Read point definition
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Modify point properties
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Read point historical data
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Export point historical data
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Read system log
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Read user information
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create/modify/delete user
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Change password (self)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Change password (other users)
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Read group information
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create/modify/delete group
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Create/modify/delete trust
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Save NTP server
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Synchronize time
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Read backup status
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Backup configuration
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Download backup file
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Upload backup file
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Restore configuration
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Reset module
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Reset security
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Read security mode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Change security mode
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Change protocol
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Manage shortcuts
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
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