Cost Management User Groups
It is the responsibility of the Windows system administrator to assign each user to a User Group. For more information, see Assigning-users-to-Cost-Management-User-Groups.
The user's assignment to a BMC AMI Cost Management group determines:
- Which tools the user can access and the degree of functionality of those tools
- Whether the user has access to cost information
Users should be assigned to one or more of the following BMC AMI Cost Management groups:
Group | Members can access |
|---|---|
BMC AMI Cost Management Product Administrators | All product components and the following Administration Tools:
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BMC AMI Cost Management Cost Administrators | All product components and the following Cost Management Tools:
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BMC AMI Cost Management Capacity Planners | All product components and can view MLC cost information but cannot access Administration Tools or Cost Management Tools. |
BMC AMI Cost Management System Programmers | Limited application functionality but cannot view MLC cost information. |
BMC AMI Cost Management Application Support | Limited application functionality but cannot view MLC cost information. |
BMC AMI Cost Management Executives | Limited application functionality and can view MLC cost information. |
BMC AMI Cost Management Managers | Limited application functionality and can view MLC cost information. |
BMC AMI Cost Management iCap User | Application functionality of only the iCap Policy Definition Tool |
The following table lists the BMC AMI Cost Management groups and details their attributes:
User Group | MLC Monthly Reporting | MLC Planning | MLC Software Contract Reporting | iCap Configuration | TFP Monthly Reporting | Administration Tools | Cost Management Tools | Tool functionality |
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BMC AMI Cost Management Product Administrators | Yes (with cost information) | Yes (with cost information) | Yes (with cost information) | Yes | Yes (with cost information) | Yes | No | Full functionality |
BMC AMI Cost Management Cost Administrators | Yes (with cost information) | Yes (with cost information) | Yes (with cost information) | Yes | Yes (with cost information) | No | Yes | Full functionality |
BMC AMI Cost Management Capacity Planners | Yes (with cost information) | Yes (with cost information) | Yes (with cost information) | No | Yes (with cost information) | No | No | Full functionality |
BMC AMI Cost Management System Programmers | Yes (no cost information) | No | No | No | Yes (no cost information) | No | No | Limited functionality |
BMC AMI Cost Management Application Support | Yes (no cost information) | No | No | No | Yes (no cost information) | No | No | Limited functionality |
BMC AMI Cost Management Executives | Yes (with cost information) | No | Yes | No | Yes (with cost information) | No | No | Limited functionality |
BMC AMI Cost Management Managers | Yes (with cost information) | No | Yes | No | Yes (with cost information) | No | No | Limited functionality |
BMC AMI Cost Management iCap User | Yes (with cost information) | No | No | Yes | Yes (with cost information) | No | No | Limited functionality |