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Published Jul. 2, 2025

Cannot provide non-admin roles access to view and manage Workflow Definitions

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Katlyn Lee

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Issue

  • I want to assign the permission to view and manage Workflow Definitions under Control Panel > Workflow > Process Builder to non-admin roles. However, when I try to add these permissions, I am unable to access and assign these permissions.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start up a clean instance of DXP 7.2 and sign in as admin user
  2. Create a new role called 'Workflow Editor'
  3. Go to the Define Permissions tab, and attempt to provide the role access to view and manage the Workflow Process Builder by navigating to Control Panel > Workflow

Expected Behavior: Admin should see a tab called Process Builder so they can provide the role permissions to view and manage the Process Builder.

Actual Behavior: Admin does not see a tab called Process Builder.

Environment

  • DXP 7.0 Fix Pack 82+
  • DXP 7.1 Fix Pack 12+
  • DXP 7.2+
  • DXP 7.3
  • DXP 7.4

Resolution

  • This is an intended change implemented in LPE-16614 in order to address the security vulnerability LSV-454. The change was also completed in LPS-120318 which removes the permissions from the Role screen. 
  • The user must now be an administrator in order to add or edit workflow processes. 

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