How does the FirstApplicable setting affect user permissions?

The FirstApplicable setting is designed to prioritize user permissions based on the order of group membership. When this setting is applied, the permissions granted to the user come from the first group they are a member of that contains defined permissions, effectively meaning that the user benefits from the permissions associated with that group. This mechanism streamlines permission assignment and simplifies management by reducing ambiguity around which group's permissions take precedence.

This approach ensures that users do not have to sift through multiple groups for a complex permissions set. Instead, they acquire access based on their primary or first applicable group membership, which simplifies the experience for both users and administrators. In this way, the FirstApplicable setting plays a critical role in managing access efficiently within resource groups in CyberArk.