Assigning repository permissions

Use the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Repository Manager Manage Permissions tab to manage permission groups. On the tab you can assign group access for content management, creation, transfer, and access. The repository permissions determine the actions available for user groups:

• Import content using Grid Manager
• Upload and download content in BMC Atrium Orchestrator Development Studio
• Upload content to the grid by using the content installation program
• Upload content to the grid by using Repository Manager

You can resize columns to more easily see long names that wrap in narrow columns. The first five entries in Permissions-to-Groups designate the repository permissions. The remaining entries designate the content, which includes adapters and modules. This topic provides the following information:

Default repository permissions

The following table describes the default permissions available in Repository Manager.

Access control permissions in the repository when a group has full access

• Manage Content, Transfer Content, and Manage Permissions tabs are visible.
• The view and update permissions are enabled for all the repository permissions (Manage Permissions, Manage Content, Transfer Content, Create New Content, and Access New content).
• Delete, Upload, Download, Export, Import, Add Group, and Copy Group buttons are enabled.

Access control permissions in the repository when a group has no view or update permissions for Manage Content tab

The Manage Content tab is not visible and therefore, Delete, Upload, and Download buttons are not available.

Access control permissions in the repository when a group has view, but no update permission for Manage Content tab

• Manage Content tab is visible.
• Delete and Upload buttons are disabled; the Download button is enabled.

Access control permissions in the repository when a group has view and update permissions for Access New Content, but no update permission for Create New Content

• Manage Content tab is visible.
• Delete and Download buttons are enabled.
• Upload button is disabled.

Access control permissions in the repository when a group has view, but no update permission for Transfer Content tab

• Transfer Content tab is visible.
• is enabled, allowing a module to be exported to an external repository.
• is disabled, preventing a module from being imported into the current repository.

Access control permissions in the repository when a group has view, but no update permission for Manage Permissions tab

• Manage Permissions tab is visible.
• Add Group and Copy Group buttons are disabled.
• No groups can be edited.

To create a permission group

1. In the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Repository Manager application, select the Manage Permissions tab.

2. Click Add Group, and then enter a unique name for the group.

   Note

   The group name must be unique within BMC Atrium Orchestrator.

3. Click Save.
   The specified group name appears as a new column.

You need to create the same groups in Atrium Single Sign On. For information about adding groups in Atrium Single Sign-On, see Creating user accounts and groups, assigning user accounts to groups in BMC Atrium SSO.

To add repository and content permissions to a group or edit them 

1. In the Manage Permissions tab, select the group name, and then select the check box for each permission (View, Update) that you want to assign or edit.

   Notes

   • You cannot edit the AoAdmin and Default groups.
   • If you select Update, then View is also selected and is disabled.
   • To edit the view permissions, you must clear the Update permissions.
2. On the Update Group permissions page, perform any of the following actions:
   • To assign all view permissions to a group, select the check box in the View column.
   • To assign all update permissions to a group, select the check box in the Update column.
   • To assign individual view and update permissions to a group, select the corresponding check box in the View and Update columns.
3. Click Save to save the permission assignments.

To copy permissions from one group to another

1. From the Manage Permissions tab, click Copy Group.
2. From Copy From Existing Group, select the group from which you want to copy permissions, and then enter the group name where you want the permissions to be copied.

3. Click Save.

   Note

   You cannot copy any group to the AoAdmin group; in other words, you cannot overwrite the AoAdmin group.

4. (Optional) On the Copy Group Permissions dialog box, click Yes to overwrite the existing values for a group.

To delete a group

1. From the Manage Permissions tab, click the name of the group that you want to delete.
2. Click Delete.
3. On the Delete Group dialog box, click Yes.

Managing permissions video

The following BMC Communities video (5:03) is part two of a two-part video series on managing users, groups, and permissions. This video demonstrates how to manage permissions in Repository Manager and Grid Manager.

 https://youtu.be/9HEHgIcfBEY

Related topics

Managing permissions
Assigning grid permissions