Managing Roles Overview
Theme: Overview | Who is it for? System administrators who create and configure OpCon roles
What Is It?
Roles are the containers for privileges in OpCon's access control model. Each role holds a set of allowed activities, resource access permissions, and department restrictions. Users inherit all privileges from the roles they belong to.
When would you use this section?
- Creating a new role for a specific team or user group
- Adding, removing, or reviewing privileges granted to a role
- Copying an existing role as a starting point for a new one
- Deleting a role that is no longer in use
What is in this section?
| Page | Description |
|---|---|
| Manage Roles and Privileges | The role list view — search, filter, and open role records |
| Add Roles | Create a new role definition |
| Copy Roles | Duplicate an existing role as a starting point |
| Delete Roles | Remove a role that is no longer needed |
| Modify Roles and Privileges | Subtopics for each privilege category within a role |
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Department | A named object used to apply function-level security to individual job records. A single department can secure as many jobs as necessary. |
| Privilege | A permission that controls which actions a user can perform or which resources a user can access in OpCon. |
| Resource | A user-defined object with a name and a numeric limit. Used to restrict how many jobs run concurrently across schedules and machines in OpCon. |
| Role | A named collection of privileges that can be assigned to one or more user accounts. Users in a role inherit all of that role's privileges. |
| Solution Manager (SM) | The browser-based web interface for OpCon. Provides access to operations, self-service, vision dashboards, and configuration. |
FAQs
Q: Who manages roles in OpCon?
System administrators are responsible for creating and maintaining roles, including configuring privileges, managing user access, and monitoring related processes.
Q: Where should I start?
Review the overview pages in the sidebar. If you are new to this area, confirm access and role requirements with your OpCon system administrator before making changes.