Administrative list objects enable administrators to configure the repository to meet your organization's information needs by creating or modifying list objects.
A repository contains a number of administrative lists, displayed at the top of the Navigation view. These lists include things such as custom attribute definitions, annotation definitions, groups, roles, and so on. Administrative list objects cannot be accessed by id, and you cannot change the names of the lists.
By default, all users see all administrative list objects. Administrators can control which administrative objects appear in the Workbench Navigation view for groups of users. See Controlling Administrative Object Visibility.