BMC Asset Management permissions
The following permissions are available in BMC Asset Management:
Note
If you select the Application user license type as None, you get only Asset Inventory permissions. For information about these permissions, see Asset Inventory permissions.
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Asset Admin | Users with Asset Admin permissions can perform all of the Asset Inventory functions as well as the following Asset Management functions:
Note: This permission does not grant access to purchasing or receiving functions. A person with Asset Admin permissions does not need Asset User and Asset Viewer permissions. BMC recommends that you grant these permissions only to individuals playing a Configuration Administrator role. Users with Asset Admin permission have full access to contracts and SWLM features, which means they do not need any other Contract permissions unless they must create new Contract Types (this ability is given with Contract Admin permissions) or configure certain aspects of SWLM (this ability is given with Contract Config permissions). |
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Asset User | Users with Asset User permissions can perform all of the Asset Inventory functions as well as the following Asset Management functions:
The Asset User permissions do not have equivalent permissions to the Contract User permissions group. If a user requires the ability to either modify license certificates or manage License jobs as part of SWLM, then they must also be given Contract User permissions. BMC recommends that you grant these permissions to individuals who are directly supporting specific CIs and who must update CI attributes and relationships. |
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Asset Viewer | Users with Asset Viewer permissions have access to all of the Asset Inventory functions as well as the following Asset Management functions:
Note: This permission does not grant access to:
Asset Viewer permissions are automatically granted when assigning any of the following permissions:
BMC recommends that you grant these permissions to all Support personnel (that is, users who do not already have the Asset Admin or Asset User permissions). Having access to CI information is vital for most ITIL processes. |
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Asset Config | Users with Asset Config permission have access to all of the Asset Inventory functions as well as the following Asset Management functions:
Note: Users with Asset Config permission do not need Contract Config permissions. BMC recommends that you grant these permissions only to individuals who administer the Asset Inventory and Asset Management system (that is, to someone who acts as an Application Administrator). |
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Purchasing User | Users with Purchasing User permissions can access the following functions within the BMC Asset Management application:
BMC recommends that you limit the use of these permissions to individuals who perform the following roles in the Asset Management Purchasing feature:
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Receiving User | Users with Receiving User permissions can access the Receiving console to receive CIs from the Purchasing system. BMC recommends that you grant these permissions only to people who use the Asset Management Purchasing feature, for example, Purchasing Agents because these permissions grant access only to the receiving functions. |
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Contract Admin | Users with Contract Admin permissions can perform the following functions:
Note: A user with the Asset Admin permission can do everything that a user with Contract Admin permission with the exception of creating new Contract Types. BMC recommends that you grant these permissions to people who need full access to the Contract Management features, but who don't need the full Asset Management access given by the Asset Admin permissions group. |
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Contract User | Users with Contract User permissions can perform the following functions:
BMC recommends that you grant these permissions to individuals who need controlled access to create and modify contracts, but who do not require access to modify CI information. If a user is also needs to modify CI information, you should also give them Asset User permissions. |
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Contract Viewer | Users with Contract Viewer permission can view all contracts from the Contract console. BMC recommends that you grant these permissions to individuals who require view access to contracts. |
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Contract Config | Users with Contract Config permission can perform the following functions:
Note: This permission does not grant access to the SAM console. If a user has Asset Config permission they do not need Contract Config permissions. This is because, the Asset Config permissions group can configure the same SWLM features that the Contract Config permissions can configure. Typically, an Application Administrator requires this set of permissions. BMC recommends you grant these permissions to individuals who must only configure Software Licence Management (SWLM) features. |
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Comments
What is the purpose of the permission Asset Admin/Asset User with a license type None? Is there a different application behavior when logged in with with an Asset Fixed/Floating license?
Hello,
I have the same question:
What is the purpose of the permission Asset Admin/Asset User or Contract Admin/ Contract User with a license type None? Is there a different application behavior when logged in with with an Asset Fixed/Floating license?
Hello Marie,
I will confirm this with the SME and will write back to you.
Regards,
Anagha
Hello Marie,
None is not a license type. The asset viewers and contract viewers do not need a license to view a record. Administrators always have Fixed or Floating license.
Regards,
Anagha
So, if I understand correctly the permission "Asset Admin" with license type "None" is not prevented by the application, but is not compliant with the licensing?
I prefer to use the wording "Asset Admin" as Administrator could be confused with the (ARS) Administrator permission.
Hello Jan,
I am writing on behalf of Anagha.
You cannot select the Asset Admin permission without selecting a licence type.
If your application is allowing you to select the Asset Admin permission without selecting a licence type, it is a defect.
Thanks and regards,
Mokshada
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