Appian Rule

System Administrator and Basic User are the two user types

Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited

Kind: Counting
Statement: System Administrator accounts have the highest level of rights; Basic User accounts need additional roles, and need the designer role to use Appian Designer. Which accounts count against which licence is set by the order form and is not stated in the documentation. (source undated; retrieved 2026-10-07)
Applies when: Classifying user accounts for access and licensing reviews.
Applies to: User accounts in Appian
Related metrics: User (per user, per month, per app)