Managing Roles and Privileges
Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer
What Is It?
The Roles page (Library > Access Management > Roles) lists all roles in the system. Select a role name to view its details. Use the sort icon 
to sort the list.
Selecting a role displays the following tabs:
To add, copy, or delete a role, use the context menu button 
:
For conceptual help, see:
FAQs
Q: What does managing roles and privileges involve?
Managing roles and privileges includes adding, editing, and deleting records. Access roles and privileges through the Enterprise Manager navigation pane.
Q: Who can manage roles and privileges in OpCon?
Users with the appropriate privileges assigned through their role can manage roles and privileges. 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.
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.