hi Sherri, I think this is just a case of the functionality was not meant to work in that way. If you read through this article, it's on the second paragraph:
https://one.workfront.com/s/document-item?bundleId=the-new-workfront-experience&topicId=Content%2FRe...
"You can allow all users to see the same results in a report as another user, regardless of their access level or permission level on the objects inside the report." (emphasis mine)
In other words all the functionality is meant to do, is to display results as though the user is an admin, and doesn't convey any further rights than this. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news!