Data catalog roles

reference australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read data-catalog-roles.md

Assign roles to specify what different users can see and do.

Roles

For more information about managing and assigning roles, see Managing roles.

Role	Description	Role inherited
Connection Admin (connection_admin)	Configures and manages metadata collectors that import data from external systems. Schedules data collection, monitors integration health, and verifies collected assets. Cannot create or edit catalog assets directly.	df_data_steward external_app_install_admin agent_admin wdf_operator credential_admin web_service_admin sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin df_connection_admin
Data Steward[df_data_steward]	Creates and manages catalog assets, business glossary terms, tags, domains, and metadata. Has full edit permissions for organizing and enriching catalog content. Can perform bulk operations and manage asset lifecycle.	sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin wdf_consumer
WDF Consumer[wdf_consumer]	Searches and views catalog assets, explores relationships and lineage, and connects to data sources for analysis. Has read-only access to catalog content.	sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin

**Parent Topic:**[Data catalog reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/data-catalog-reference.md)

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title: Data catalog roles
description: Assign roles to specify what different users can see and do.
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# Data catalog roles

Assign roles to specify what different users can see and do.

## Roles

For more information about managing and assigning roles, see [Managing roles](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/ua-creating-roles.md).

<table id="table_qpl_rqy_j3c"><thead><tr><th>

Role

</th><th>

Description

</th><th>

Role inherited

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Connection Admin \(connection\_admin\)

</td><td>

Configures and manages metadata collectors that import data from external systems. Schedules data collection, monitors integration health, and verifies collected assets. Cannot create or edit catalog assets directly.

</td><td>

-   df\_data\_steward
-   external\_app\_install\_admin
-   agent\_admin
-   wdf\_operator
-   credential\_admin
-   web\_service\_admin
-   sn\_nowassist\_wdf.creator\_admin
-   df\_connection\_admin

</td></tr><tr><td>

Data Steward\[df\_data\_steward\]

</td><td>

Creates and manages catalog assets, business glossary terms, tags, domains, and metadata. Has full edit permissions for organizing and enriching catalog content. Can perform bulk operations and manage asset lifecycle.

</td><td>

-   sn\_nowassist\_wdf.creator\_admin
-   wdf\_consumer

</td></tr><tr><td>

WDF Consumer\[wdf\_consumer\]

</td><td>

Searches and views catalog assets, explores relationships and lineage, and connects to data sources for analysis. Has read-only access to catalog content.

</td><td>

sn\_nowassist\_wdf.creator\_admin

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Data catalog reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/data-catalog-reference.md)