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Copy An Existing User
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Why Copy Users
You can copy an existing (i.e., source) user, along with all associated permissions and roles, to a target user. This is an easy way to give a new user the same permissions as an existing user.Permissions and Roles That Can Be Copied
Dimension security
Navigation Role
Scenario Access
Data Integration Security
Analytics Security
Approval Role
Report Access
Excel Add-In security
All Consolidation related security permissions
User Groups, whereby all user groups the source user belongs to will be copied to the target user
How to Copy User Permissions from a Source to Target User
Navigate to Maintenance > Admin > User and Role Management.
Select the user whose permissions you want to use as the source user.
Select Copy Permissions. Note that the user you selected is listed in the Source user field.
Select a target user from the User list left pane, then click the right arrow to add them to the Target users right pane.
Click Save. The source users permissions and roles are copied to the target user.