Role General
Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer
What Is It?
The General tab (Library > Access Management > Roles) displays the name, description, and inherited privileges for the selected role. Edit the fields and select Save to modify them.
If a role has Inherit all privileges selected for Machines, Machine Groups, Schedules, or Scripts, the Resources tab shows this and does not allow granting or revoking privileges for specific resources. See Roles for details.
For more information see:
For conceptual help, see:
Configuration Options
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FAQs
Q: What does Role General do?
title: Roles - General
Q: Where can you find Role General in OpCon?
Access Role General through the appropriate section in the Enterprise Manager or Solution Manager navigation.
Glossary
Enterprise Manager (EM): OpCon's rich client graphical user interface for Windows and Linux, used to define schedules and jobs, manage automation data, and perform operational tasks.
Solution Manager: OpCon's browser-based graphical user interface for managing automation data, performing operational actions, and administering the system.
Resource: A numeric variable in OpCon representing a finite pool. Jobs can be configured to require a set number of resource units to run, limiting concurrent executions and preventing resource contention.
Role: A named security profile in OpCon that groups privileges together. Roles are assigned to user accounts to control which features, schedules, jobs, machines, and administrative functions a user can access.
Privilege: A specific permission granted through an OpCon role that controls access to a feature, function, or object type. Privileges are organized into categories such as Function Privileges, Machine Privileges, Schedule Privileges, and Access Codes.
Machine: A platform defined in the OpCon database that has an agent installed. OpCon routes job execution requests to machines via SMANetCom, and machines report job completion status back to SAM.
Schedule: A named container for jobs in OpCon, built for a specific date to create that day's automation. Schedules define build settings, frequencies, and the jobs that run within them.
OpCon: Continuous' workflow automation platform. The OpCon server includes the database, SAM and Supporting Services (SAM-SS), and graphical user interfaces. agents installed on target platforms run jobs and report results.