Role

Purpose

ADMIN

The main purpose of the ADMIN role is overall administration of BMC Atrium Orchestrator. Component administration:

• Access Manager: permits definition of new users and roles, and permits LDAP service configuration
• Grid Manager: permits association of roles with workflows and modules
• Repository Manager: permits upload, transfer, download, and deletion of any content
• BMC Atrium Orchestrator Operator Control Panel: permits use to any workflow
• BMC Atrium Orchestrator Development Studio: permits the use of the product in online mode, and permits import and deployment of any module

DESIGNER

The main purpose of the DESIGNER role is to create modules. Accounts that have the DESIGNER role have access to BMC Atrium Orchestrator Development Studio, the Profile tab in Access Manager, the Status tab in Grid Manager, and those modules for which the DESIGNER role has been assigned permissions.

GRID_ADMIN

The main purpose of the GRID_ADMIN role is management of grids, adapters, and modules. Accounts that have the GRID_ADMIN role have access to the Profile tab in Access Manager and the Manage and Status tabs in Grid Manager. The GRID_ADMIN role can:

• activate and configure modules
• create and modify schedules
• activate and configure adapters
• add, remove, and edit peers
• configure metrics
• terminate a process that is running on the grid
  However, the GRID_ADMIN role is not able to change any permissions associated with workflows or modules.

REPOSITORY_ADMIN

The main purpose of the REPOSITORY_ADMIN role is the administration and management of modules and adapters in and between the repositories in your environment. Accounts that have the REPOSITORY_ADMIN role can access the Repository Manager application from the Applications menu in Grid Manager. The REPOSITORY_ADMIN role permits upload, transfer, download, and deletion of any content.

Note

The REPOSITORY_ADMIN role does not appear until you first log on to the Repository Manager application.

USER

The main purpose of the USER role is to execute modules with the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Operator Control Panel. Accounts that have the USER role have access to the Profile tab in Access Manager, the Status tab in Grid Manager, and those modules for which the USER role has been assigned permissions.

• Access Manager: permits user profile changes, such as a password change
• Grid Manager: permits viewing status
• BMC Atrium Orchestrator Operator Control Panel: permits use of any workflow associated with the USER role
• BMC Atrium Orchestrator Development Studio: permits import and deployment of modules associated with the USER role

Site-defined roles

Site-defined roles are roles that you create using Access Manager. The main purpose of site-defined roles is to create and execute modules. Accounts that have a site-defined role have access to the same components as the USER role and those modules for which the site-defined role has been assigned permissions. If they have also been assigned any other roles, they have the same access as the assigned roles.