Managing Roles
Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer
What Is It?
The Roles editor maintains Role privileges, displaying a list of Role names, Inherit Privilege specifications, and User Assignments. For conceptual information, refer to Roles in the Concepts online help.
Roles Toolbar
The Roles editor has a toolbar for managing roles. Select on any specific icon on the toolbar below to learn more about its functionality.
Related Topics
- Adding Roles
- Granting Privileges to Roles
- Assigning Users to Roles
- Unassigning Users from Roles
- Copying Roles
- Editing Roles
- Deleting Roles
FAQs
Q: What does managing roles involve?
Managing roles includes Roles Toolbar. Access roles through the Enterprise Manager navigation pane.
Q: Who can manage roles in OpCon?
Users with the appropriate privileges assigned through their role can manage roles. 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.