Managing Departments

Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer

What Is It?

The Departments editor defines and maintains OpCon Departments. It contains a list of department names and related documentation. For conceptual information, refer to Departments in the Concepts online help.

Departments Toolbar

The Departments editor has a toolbar for managing departments. Select any icon on the toolbar below to learn more about its functionality.

Related Topics

• Adding Departments
• Copying Departments
• Granting Department Function Privileges
• Adding Departments to Job Details
• Renaming Departments
• Deleting Departments
• Viewing Additional Department Information

FAQs

Q: What does managing departments involve?

Managing departments includes Departments Toolbar. Access departments through the Enterprise Manager navigation pane.

Q: Who can manage departments in OpCon?

Users with the appropriate privileges assigned through their role can manage departments. Contact your OpCon system administrator if you do not have access.

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.

Department: An organizational grouping in OpCon used to assign jobs to logical divisions. User roles can be scoped to specific departments, controlling which jobs a user can manage.

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.

Job: The fundamental unit of work in OpCon. A job defines what to run, on which machine, when to start, and what conditions must be met. Job results are tracked and can trigger events and notifications.

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.