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title: "set reporting_user_capabilities"
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The `set reporting_user_capabilities` command allows you to configure the `delete` permission on reporting data to a local admin user who has superuser permissions. If you enable the `set reporting_user_capabilities` command for a user, the user can use the `delete` command using the *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Splunk API](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios86/pages/708673572)</span>* or <span style="color: #0000ff">[*reporting GUI*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios86/pages/1105005073)</span>* *to delete selected events.

To see the list of users configured with the reporting delete permission, see <span style="color: #0000ff">[*show reporting_user_capabilities*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios86/pages/35821563)</span>.

> ⚠️ **Notes**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ - This command is supported only on the Grid master.
> ⚠️ - You cannot retrieve the data once it is deleted.
> ⚠️ - The deleted data cannot be visualized and does not reduce any disk space.
> ⚠️ - Frequent deletion of data may affect the search performance.

# Syntax

  `set reporting_user_capabilities [enable|disable] <super-user>`

| **Argument** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| enable | Enables the reporting delete capability |
| disable | Disables the reporting delete capability |

# Example

`Infoblox > ``set reporting_user_capabilities enable user1`

1. `Delete reporting indexed data`

`Select capability (1) or q to quit: 1`

`The reporting Delete capability has been enabled for user user1.`

` `

`Infoblox > ``set reporting_user_capabilities disable user1`

1. `Delete reporting indexed data`

`Select capability (1) or q to quit: 1`

`The reporting Delete capability has been disabled for user user1.`