Configuration Management Security Role: Jurisdictions Tab

You can set permissions relating to Jurisdictions for the Configuration Management Security Role. This includes setting permissions for viewing, creating and updating Jurisdictions.

Before you start

You must have Security Roles setup selected in the Admin tab of your own General Access security role before you can assign or remove permissions for any security roles.

  1. Closed Display the Configuration Management Security Roles details window, if it is not already on screen.

     

    Select the Menu button , then Admin, and then select System Administration. The System Administration window is displayed . In the Explorer pane, locate the System group , scrolling up or down if necessary. You may need to expand the group to see the options within it.

    Expand the Security Roles group in the Explorer pane , scrolling up if necessary. Select the Configuration Management option from the list in the Explorer pane. A browse table displays all of the existing Configuration Management security roles.

    The pre-defined role All typically has all role options selected. However, some of the options are not selected by default and you should explore the permissions set before assigning the role.

    If you want to create a role, select and assign the role a name in the Role Name field. To view or update a role, select the role in the browse table and select .

  2. Assign the global permissions for the security role:
Disable CMDB Security Analysts with this role have unlimited access to the CMDB, including the External Resource Search and Federated CMDB Admin options. Select this option to effectively turning off the granular security system for access to the CMDB. All CMDB items will open in edit mode, regardless of other permissions. Leave this deselected to assign specific permissions to the role.
External Resource Search Analysts with this role can search for CMDB items from the External Resources Search window. Analysts with this permission are restricted to a Cached Resource Search so searches can only return CMDB details that have been imported and not excluded from the Federated CMDB. This option also allows Analysts to view external resource data via the Linked Resources option.
Federated CMDB Admin Analysts with this role can import CMDB Items from the External Resource Search window. They can also perform a Full Resource Search, search for Item Details within the CMDB which have not been imported into vFire Core, access the Federated CMDB Administration windows and access and process Discrepancy Reports through the CMDB Item Details Explorer option of the same name.

This option is only enabled if External Resource Search is selected.
  1. Select the Jurisdictions tab and make the necessary changes to the permissions.
Jurisdiction View Analysts with this role can view and search for jurisdictions
Jurisdiction New Analysts with this role can create jurisdictions.

Jurisdiction View must be selected to enable this option.
Update Own Jurisdiction Analysts with this role can create jurisdictions and update the jurisdictions allocated to them via their Person Details.

Jurisdiction View must be selected to enable this option.
Update All Jurisdictions Analysts with this role can update any jurisdictions.

Update Own Jurisdiction must be selected to enable this option.
Delete Own Jurisdiction Analysts with this role can delete the jurisdictions allocated to them through their Person Details.

Jurisdiction View must be selected to enable this option.
Delete All Jurisdictions Analysts with this role can delete any jurisdictions.

Delete Own Jurisdiction must be selected to enable this option.
  1. Select to save the changes and close the window. Provide the Change Reasons if prompted to do so. Alternatively, select another tab, if appropriate.