Special Acquisition Account (SAA) - a must have for Network Acquisition with Analyst in a regulated environment

For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

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Special Acquisition Account
In a regulated environment where data is being acquired to a network folder, most users usually do not have delete rights for the destination folder. This can cause issues because the Analyst software requires delete access to successfully acquire data to a network folder.

The Special Acquisition Account (SAA) functionality supports network acquisition in a closed network environment by giving delete rights only to the AnalystService. To enable this functionality, the laboratory administrator creates an account with Full control permission for the appropriate folders, and then specifies that account in the Special Acquisition Administrator Account group in the Security Configuration dialog in the Analyst software. The Analyst software can then acquire data successfully, even though most users do not have delete rights.

The SAA must have:
• Full Control (recommended) or Modify (minimum) permission for the server data folder.
• Full Control (recommended) or Modify (minimum) permission for the WIFF_CACHE_BACKUP
folder.

The SAA does not need to:
• Belong to the Administrator group on the computer.
• Belong to the Analyst Administrator Console (AAC) User Pool, the Console Administrators workgroup, or any other workgroup.
• Be in the Analyst software security database.

Where to enter the SAA in Analyst?
Select Configure Mode - Security Configuration (you need Analyst Admin rights)


Then click on more to have access to the Security Tab. There you will see and can select the Special Acquisition Account.


By select "Set Acquisition Account", you can enter the Account details:


After adding, please select okay and Apply to the other window. It is needed to restart Analyst to take over the changes.

For more Details about SAA and Network Acquisition, please check Analyst Laboratory Directors Guide.