Managing permissions
As a System Administrator, you can grant users and groups global permissions and you can manage the default project permissions.
As a System Administrator, you can grant users and groups global permissions (permissions not related to a project) and you can manage the project-related permissions granted by default when a new project is created.
Permissions can be set automatically depending on the Overview.
Setting the global permissions
Global permissions
Permission type
Description
Administer System
Has full control over the SonarQube instance.
Administer Quality Gates
Can create and update Quality gates that can be applied to the organization’s projects.
Administer Quality Profiles
Can create and update Quality profiles that can be applied to the organization’s projects.
Execute analysis
Can start an analysis on every project in SonarQube. This includes the ability to get all settings required to perform an analysis (including secured settings like passwords) and to push analysis results to the SonarQube server.
Create Projects
Can create new projects in SonarQube.
Create Applications
Can create new applications in SonarQube.
Create Portfolios
Can create new portfolios in SonarQube.
Setting the global permissions of groups and users
To set the global-level permissions of the groups and users:
In the top navigation bar, go to Administration > Security > Global permissions. The Global Permissions page opens.
You can search for users or groups.
In the permissions grid, select a check box to grant the corresponding permission.
Managing project-related permissions through templates
As a global System Administrator, using permission templates allows you to define:
The permissions granted by default to users, groups, and project creators on new projects, new applications (starting in Developer Edition), or new portfolios (starting in Enterprise Edition).
Different sets of permissions that a project admin can apply to their project at any time.
Permissions related to a project
Permission Type
Description
Browse Project
Applies only to private projects (Anyone, including anonymous users, can view the public projects.).
Can view the project.
See Source Code
Applies only to private projects.
Can view the source code (via API and web view) provided the Browse project permission is also granted.
Administer Issues
Can perform the following actions:
• Accept an issue
• Mark an issue as False positive
Administer Security Hotspots
Can change the status of a security hotspot. For private projects, the Browse project permission must also be granted.
Administer project
Can perform the following actions:
• Delete a project.
• Change the project settings including project-level permissions.
• Configure various project functions, such as PDF reporting, snapshots, and webhooks.
For private projects, the Browse project permission must also be granted.
Execute Analysis on project
Can start an analysis on the project. This includes the ability to get all settings required to perform an analysis (including secured settings like passwords) and to push analysis results to the SonarQube server.
Permission template concept
A permission template defines the project-related permissions granted to groups and members of the organization.
You can define several permission templates in your organization:
You define the default template.
You can define a template that applies to specific projects according to their key pattern by using a regular expression.
When a new project is created, SonarQube uses a permission template to grant the default permissions on the project. It retrieves the template according to the following rules:
If the project key complies with the project key pattern of a template, then this template is used. If several templates comply, an error is raised.
Otherwise, the default template is used.
The project admin can then change the permissions if necessary and apply any other template.
Creating a new template
In the top navigation bar, go to Administration > Security > Permission Templates. The Permission Templates page opens with the list of templates.
Select the Create button. The Create Permission Template dialog opens.
Enter the template name and description.
If you want to apply the template to specific new projects according to their key, enter the corresponding regular expression in Project key pattern.
Select the Create button. The dialog closes and the new template is displayed.
Set the permissions by selecting the respective check boxes.
Setting the default template for projects, applications or portfolios
In the top navigation bar, go to Administration > Security > Permission Templates. The Permission Templates page opens with the list of templates.
Select the three-dot menu to the far right of the template you want to change.
In the menu, select Set Default for Projects, Set Default for Applications, or Set Default for Portfolios.
Deleting a template
In the top navigation bar, go to Administration > Security > Permission Templates. The Permission Templates page opens with the list of templates.
Select the three-dot menu to the far right of the template you want to delete.
In the menu, select Delete and confirm.
Changing a template
In the top navigation bar, go to Administration > Security > Permission Templates. The Permission Templates page opens with the list of templates.
Select the three-dot menu to the far right of the template you want to change.
In the menu:
To change the template name, description or patter: select Update Details.
To change the template permissions, description or patter: select Edit Permissions.
Please note that changing the template does not automatically apply the updated permissions to projects associated with it. You must reapply the template to your projects.
Applying a permission template to several projects at a time
In the top navigation bar, go to Administration > Projects > Management.
Retrieve and select in the grid the projects you want to update.
In the tool bar, select Bulk Apply Permission Template. The Bulk Apply Permission Template dialog opens.
Select the template and select Apply.
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