What can cause a Security Role's permissions to be grayed out?

The correct answer relates to the hierarchical structure of security roles within Cornerstone OnDemand. When a security role is established as a child of a parent role, it inherits the permissions of that parent role. This inheritance means that the permissions assigned to the child role will be grayed out because they cannot be modified directly in the child role. Instead, any alterations to these permissions must be made at the parent role level. This design helps maintain consistent access control and simplifies the management of permissions across various roles within the system.

Understanding this concept of role dependency is crucial for effectively managing user permissions and ensuring that access levels align with organizational policies. In the context of security role management, it's important to recognize that inherited permissions cannot be changed directly, which is why they display as grayed out.