Control-M/EM GUI Authorizations

To perform any action in Control-M we need Authorization/Permission. This will be setup using Authorizations window in Control-M/EM GUI. Using this we can create, modify or Delete user-id's and their privileges. This is the window Schedulers or Admin will use to create a User-Id or Reset Password or modifying privileges.. etc.

To access the Authorizations window Follow the below steps:

1. Log on to CONTROL-M/EM GUI or CONTROL-M/Desktop.
2.  Choose Tools => Authorizations. The Users tab is displayed.

The Authorization window has separate panels for users and groups. The Users panel enables you to add, modify, copy, or delete a user whose authorizations can be configured. The Groups panel enables you to add, modify, copy, or delete a group whose authorizations apply to members of the group.

Actions that are permitted or denied for each access level are described below. 

1. None - Denies access to the component.  
2. Browse - Can view and refresh the component.  
3. Update - Permits adding and modifying CONTROL-M information.  
4. Full - Permits adding, modifying, and deleting CONTROL-M information.  
5. Default - [Valid for user authorizations. Not valid for group authorizations.] Inherits the permissions from the group to which the user belongs. Use of this is, We can create a Group with list of Privileges

The panel will look like below.

Authorizations window – Users tab fields

• Filter: Select this check box to enable the User Name filter.
• User Name text box: Specify a user name or pattern (for example, adm*). Click Apply to apply the filter. Click Clear to erase the contents of the text box.
• Name: CONTROL-M/EM logon name of the user to whom the authorization refers. Names listed satisfy the requirements of the filter, if any.
• Full Name: Full name of the user.
• Description: Description of the user.

Authorizations window – Groups tab fields

• Filter: Select this check box to enable the Group Name filter.
• Group Name text box: Specify a group name or pattern (for example, adm*). Click Apply to apply the filter. Click Clear to erase the contents of the text box.
• Name Group name: Groups listed satisfy the filter requirements, if any.
• Description: Description of the group.

User Properties Window:

Authorizations window – User Properties fields

• General: Provides logon data about users (or lists members of a group).
• Member Of: [User Authorizations window] Matches users with groups.
• Jobs: Jobs a user (or member) can access and actions he can perform.
• Privileges: 
• Whether the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager can be accessed and used, Alerts and Archived Viewpoints can be viewed, and the user (or member) can use the Command Line Interface (cli).
• Actions that can be performed on Collections, Hierarchies, Filters, ViewPoints, and Authorization screens.
• Scheduling Tables: Scheduling tables a user (or member) can access in CONTROL-M/Desktop, authorization levels for the tables, and whether jobs or tables can be ordered or forced.
• Prerequisite Conditions: Prerequisite conditions that a user (or member) can access.
• Control Resources: Control resources that a user (or member) can access.
• Quantitative Resources: Quantitative resources that a user (or member) can access.
• Global Conditions: Global conditions that a user (or member) can access.
• Calendars: Calendars that a user (or member) can access.
• Owners: Jobs in scheduling tables that a user can access.

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