User roles and features

This topic describes the user roles for this product, their goals, and additional information related to tasks.

User role	Tasks	Reference
CMDB Administrators	Installing BMC Helix CMDB components Determining how to allocate server and database resources Managing BMC Helix CMDB access control by assigning permissions for BMC Helix CMDB applications and their components Maintaining BMC Helix CMDB by adding and deleting users, groups, and roles; backing up AR System server; importing data from other systems	Configuring after installation IntegratingManaging permissions Configuring-the-URL-to-access-CMDB-Portal-through-Mid-Tier Providing users with permissions to access the new CMDB UI Administering
CMDB Configuration Manager	Loading data into BMC Helix CMDB Dataset handling, working with normalization and reconciliation, working with bmc.asset or the production dataset Set permissions in the CMDB and manage the service catalog	Administering Using
Application Developers	Writing plug-ins and custom clients that use the CMDB APIs Integrating applications with BMC Helix CMDB	Developing Integrating
CMDB Consumers	Creating and editing configuration items (CIs) Querying BMC Helix CMDB Simulating the impact of changes to CIs	Using

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