Users and groups can be granted Application Manager or Database Manager permission for particular applications or databases. These permissions are useful for assigning administrative permissions to users who need to be in charge of particular applications or databases but need only ordinary user permissions for other purposes.
You must grant database access to other users if any of the following conditions apply:
For references to methods you can use to grant Designer permissions to a user or group, see Granting Application and Database Access to Users and Groups in Essbase Native Security Mode.