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# Enable the Workflow Designer

Access to the Workflow Designer is managed by a local administrator and is not enabled by default. To make the Workflow Designer available, you must modify specific settings in Collibra Console and configure the relevant global permissions in Collibra:

1. Enable a configuration option in Collibra Console. This action makes the **Workflow Designer access** global permission available in your Collibra environment.
2. Assign the **Workflow Designer access** global permission. Once available, grant this permission to the appropriate user groups in Collibra, allowing members of these groups to access the Workflow Designer via the Applications menu.

## Configure Collibra Console options

To enable the **Workflow Designer access** global permission, modify the related configuration option in Collibra Console.

### Prerequisites

You have the **ADMIN** or **SUPER** role in Collibra Console.

### Steps

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Open Collibra Console.\ <i class="fa-chevrons-right">:chevrons-right:</i> Collibra Console opens with the **Infrastructure** page.
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In the tab pane, expand an environment to show its services.
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In the tab pane, click the Data Governance Center service of that environment.
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Click **Configuration**.
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Click **Edit configuration**.
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In the **Workflows configuration** section, set **Allow access to the Workflow Designer** to **True**.
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Click **Save all**.
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## Assign global permissions

Once the **Allow access to the Workflow Designer** feature is active, assign the **Workflow Designer access** global permission to user groups in Collibra Settings.

### Prerequisites

You have a global role with the **Product Rights** > **System administration** global permission.

### Steps

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On the main toolbar, click <img src="/files/ySBCRBEDHEzOjr0ezM0a" alt="Products icon" data-size="line"> → <img src="/files/zKTZ6Dn3KsOlOa4U7Hzf" alt="Cogwheel icon" data-size="line"> **Settings**.\ <i class="fa-chevrons-right">:chevrons-right:</i> The **Settings** page opens.
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Click **Roles and Permissions**.\ <i class="fa-chevrons-right">:chevrons-right:</i> The roles and permissions settings appear on the **Global Roles** tab page.
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Select **Global Permissions**.
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Click **Edit**.
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Add the global permission **Workflow Designer access** to a global role.
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Click **Save**.\ <i class="fa-chevrons-right">:chevrons-right:</i> A link to <img src="/files/ooyxXSpBaZyl0jWeQTPP" alt="Workflow icon" data-size="line"> Workflow Designer is now available for the users assigned to that global role.

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The **System administration** permission does not include access to the Workflow Designer.
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## What's next

Now that you have set up the Workflow Designer, your designated users can:

* [Create new workflow apps](/workflows/designing-workflows/apps/create-a-new-app.md), including [processes](/workflows/designing-workflows/processes/create-a-new-process.md) and [forms](/workflows/designing-workflows/forms/create-a-new-form.md).
* [Import existing apps](/workflows/designing-workflows/apps/import-apps.md), [processes](/workflows/designing-workflows/processes/import-processes.md), or [forms](/workflows/designing-workflows/forms/import-forms.md).
* [Publish workflows](/workflows/managing-workflows-in-collibra/publish-a-workflow.md) to your Collibra environment.