Managing Resources

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

What Is It?

The Resources editor defines and maintains OpCon Resources, providing a list of Resources and their corresponding values. For additional information, refer to Resources in the Concepts online help.

Resources Toolbar

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

Related Topics

• Adding Resources
• Resetting Resources in Use
• Editing Resources
• Viewing Additional Resource Information
• Copying Resources
• Deleting Resources

FAQs

Q: What does managing resources involve?

Managing resources includes Resources Toolbar. Access resources through the Enterprise Manager navigation pane.

Q: Who can manage resources in OpCon?

Users with the appropriate privileges assigned through their role can manage resources. 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.

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.

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.