Property reference

`glide.sys.domain.delegated_administration`

Enables delegated administration in domain-separated environments. Its default value of true satisfies one requirement for the Domain Migration Tool to run when data separation is also enabled.

Default: true
Type: boolean
Application: Global
Category: Security & Access Control

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do?	Enables delegated administration, and must be true alongside data separation for the Domain Migration Tool to run.
What area does it affect?	Domain separation administration
What does the default mean?	The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it?	Review when configuring delegated administration or preparing a domain-separated instance for migration.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name	`glide.sys.domain.delegated_administration`
Sys ID	`6c764fdc0a000105005c0944cb8442f2`
Type	boolean
Application	Global
Default value	`true`
Description	Enable delegated administration.
Updated	2026-05-26 15:33:23

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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Context preview Snippet 1

... The Domain Migration Tool runs only if both data and process separation are enabled in the domain-separated instance: • The glide.sys.domain.partitioning data property must be set to true. • The glide.sys.domain.delegated_administration process property must be set to true. What the migration tool does • Automates much of the migration process, especially cleaning up data. • Migrates the domain-separated instance to a ...

Used in

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Script include: AbstractUpdateUIActionUtil The code reads this setting to decide whether to restrict access checks to users in the global domain: when enabled, users outside that domain are not considered safe; when disabled, all domains pass this check. If the setting is absent, it defaults to false. /sys_script_include.do?sys_id=1b831b5747c22200a03a19fbac9a713a

Script include: AppPluginInstallation During the installation safety check, this setting determines whether users outside the global domain can install: when enabled, installation is allowed only if the user has no domain or is in the global domain; when disabled, this check imposes no domain restriction. Its default is false. /sys_script_include.do?sys_id=948929a8538b4510d0f9ddeeff7b1254

Script include: CatalogDomainUtil This setting is read as part of deciding whether catalog domain isolation is enabled; setting it to true can enable isolation when the other required settings and plugin are also enabled. The code does not specify a separate effect for users or admins, and it supplies no default value. /sys_script_include.do?sys_id=2c977168c3403300f7c7758a7ff57ecf

Script include: TourBuilderUtility /sys_script_include.do?sys_id=57042a36932012001aa1f4b8b67ffb95

Business rule: Domain Separation Support This rule checks the setting when domain separation is inactive; if it is set, the rule stops before processing the tour override, so that handling is skipped for users and admins. This code does not supply a default value. /sys_script.do?sys_id=bd28b42d933f32007152d5dbb67ffb27

Widget server script: Long Running Table Slushbucket This setting supplies a process-separation value to the widget; the shown code does not indicate any effect on users or admins. If unset, it defaults to false. /sp_widget.do?sys_id=7c1df4d4b39433002c992ab716a8dcac

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