User Roles

Access to services and capabilities within the Gateway is based on user roles. The user roles are defined in terms of their level of authority and associated privileges.

 

User roles are set up, changed, and viewed in the Account area of the Gateway.

 

Initially, you define the user roles for your organization by working with your Grid Operations and Gateway Administrator. These roles enable the appropriate levels of access privilege to the infrastructure in the Grid Gateway.

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The Gateway User Roles are defined as:

To view a user role

Follow these steps to view an individual's assigned user role:

  1. From the Main Page, Editor, or Monitor, click the [Account] link [Show me], and the Account screen appears.

  2. Click the [User Information] button at the left-hand side of the screen, and the User Information screen appears. The User Role is visible at the right-hand side of the screen, near the top.   

Note: User roles can only be set up or changed by Administrators, but IT Architects have viewing privileges.

To set up or change a user role

Follow these steps to set up or change a user role:

  1. From the Main Page, click the [Account] link [Show me], and the Account screen appears.

  2. Click the [User Management] button at the left-hand side of the screen, and the User Management screen appears.

  3. From the User Role drop-down menu at the right-hand side of the screen, select the User Role you want.

  4. Click [Save Changes] to record your changes.

  5. Click [Close] to close the Account area of the Gateway.

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 See Also

Getting started

Overview of Accounts

User passwords