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title: Instance Administrator Roles and License Types
slug: rm/instance-administrator-roles-and-license-types
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createdAt: 2026-06-09T13:38:45.334Z
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By default, there are 10 role types that can be chosen for a user. Administrators may choose to delete or even add to these roles. The license type is automatically set based on the role chosen.

If a user is assigned a role that results in a greater license type than what they had before, then the license type will be updated to the role's license type. If a user is not assigned to a role or a License Group, their license type defaults to Viewer.

:::hint{type="danger"}
Only roles with a resulting Author license type can log into Blueprint and the Admin Portal.

If a user has a role with a resulting Collaborate or Viewer license type, they would need to be assigned to a Group with an Author Project Role in order to access Blueprint and the Administration Portal.
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The following are the different roles, their description, and resulting license type:

| **Name**                                   | **Description**                                                                                                               | **Resulting License Type** |
| ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| **Default Instance Administrator**         | User has all instance privileges for managing the instance, all projects and access to all project data                       | **Author**                 |
| **Log Gathering and License Reporting**    | Download all instance logs, generate and download the License Report                                                          | **Viewer**                 |
| **Email, Active Directory, SAML Settings** | Setup and manage email, active directory, and federated authentication settings, as well as manage the default print template | **Viewer**                 |
| **Manage Administrator Roles**             | Manage all Instance and Project Administrator roles                                                                           | **Viewer**                 |
| **Provision Users**                        | Provision new users and groups as well as manage existing users and groups                                                    | **Viewer**                 |
| **Provision Projects**                     | Create new projects, modify existing projects, but cannot delete any project                                                  | **Collaborate**            |
| **Administer ALL Projects**                | Create new projects, manage existing projects & full project admin privileges to all projects                                 | **Collaborate**            |
| **Assign Instance Administrator**          | Create and manage list of users, allowed to assign Instance Administrator roles to users                                      | **Viewer**                 |
| **Blueprint Analytics**                    | Can access all projects from the Data Reporting                                                                               | **Viewer**                 |
| **Instance Standards Manager**             | Can manage standard properties and artifact types                                                                             | **Collaborate**            |