💻 Environment/Context
- User Policies
- Account type
- External group
- Settings
In order for you to view and manage user policies of account types, the Users > Can view account types and Can edit account types permissions should be enabled on your account.
In order for you to view and manage user policies of external groups, the External group > Can view and Can edit permissions should be enabled on your account.
If you're unable to follow any of the steps below, kindly reach out to your admin or refer to the Account Type Permissions Overview article for more information.
❓ Issue/Question
- What is the User Policies feature?
- What is the Policies tab in my External group settings for?
- What is the Policies tab in my Account type settings for?
👌 Resolution/Answer
- User policies let admins set download and clip rules at two levels:
- Account type (via
Configure>Users> Select theAccount type>Policiestab) - External group (via
Distribution>External Groups> Select theExternal Group>Policiestab)
- Account type (via
- Using policies, platform admins can restrict what's downloadable (by tag, by player, by external group) and control clip behavior (max duration, reframing to 9:16).
🔖 Notes
- Available controls are: excluded tag options, excluded players, excluded external groups, available download pipelines (S3, MASV, SMB), video quality (Original / Edit proxy / Web proxy), auto-download, clip max duration, and reframing to 9:16.
- There are no limits on how many tags, players, or external groups can be excluded.
- How to set up User Policies?