Data Flow Manager: Automate NiFi Flow Promotion

Overview

The Roles and Permissions module allows administrators to create and manage user roles within the Data Flow Manager, assigning specific permissions such as read-only or write access to control user actions across menus, features, and clusters. This ensures secure, role-based access management by defining what each user can view or modify, maintaining proper authorisation and governance throughout the platform.

1. Add a new user role

To add a new user role:

Go to Manage Roles present in the top right corner of the Roles & Permissions tab.

Click the Add Role button.

Enter the role name and click Submit.

The new role will be added to the list.

2. Edit a user role

You can edit the name of the user role. To do this:

Go to Manage Role under the Roles & Permissions tab.
Click on the edit icon for the role you want to edit.

Change the role name and Submit. You will receive a message indicating that the role has been edited successfully.

3. Delete a user role

To delete a user role:

Navigate to Manage Role under the Roles & Permissions tab.
Click on the bin icon to delete the desired role.

A pop appears to confirm whether you want to delete the role or not. Click Delete to delete the user role. A confirmation message appears conveying that the role has been edited successfully.

4. DFM Role Management

NiFi admins have the right to restrict user access to a few tabs of Data Flow Manager.

Under the Roles & Permissions tab, select the role from the dropdown.

Mark the checkbox to grant access rights to users under the selected role based on their responsibilities.

Once done, click Save Changes. You’ll receive a confirmation message that the role access has been saved successfully.

5. Cluster Management

To manage access rights to clusters

Click Manage Cluster List.