What configuration do I need to change for users other than admin to use a macro?

[imanpoeiri]

Hi Experts,

I use the following macro, and it works perfectly fine with admin role until I created new users (with limited capabilities of course) and I noticed it does not work for them. Any clue what capabilities that I should enable for other users to use the macro?

Sample macro

[macro_number_one(1)]
args = type
definition = case("$type$"="main", "index=some_index_01", "$type$"="itsm", "index=some_index_01", 1=1, "index=some_index_01")
iseval = 1

results are only displaying the macro name on the panel:

macro_number_one

[jeffland]

Did you check the permission on the macro? If it's private for admin, no other user will be able to use it (unless it has admin capabilities).

[imanpoeiri]

Hi @jeffland,

Do you mind to share with me how to check macro.prop whether under admin or other users? Because as far as I know, it just a file and I drop it on application's default folder.

[jeffland]

Well usually you can just check and edit such things via the gui, via Settings - Advanced Search - Search Macros. But if you placed it in the default folder, then the macro can't be private - so it has to be another reason.
Have you tried creating the macro from the gui and setting its permissions to app or global level?

[imanpoeiri]

Hi @jeffland,

Still no luck even after I create it via GUI, however if I inherit the role from admin it working fine! I suspect one of the capabilities need to be applied but not sure which capabilities.

[jeffland]

Which capabilites does the user have (both itself and inherited)? Every role needs to have at least rest_properties_get and search to be useful. I just created a role with these two capabilites, assigned a user that role and was able to use a macro which I created with app-level permission for as that new user. There's no capability needed to use macros.