HP Operations Manager for Windows

Configure a new user role or group


Use the User Roles configuration editor to define the services, nodes, tools, and messages you want to assign to a particular user role. You then assign a user, several users, or Windows group to this role. The settings you specify for the user role determine what the assigned users can see in their console views and which tools are available to them.

Operators assigned to a role are able to view and operate on the instances of services, nodes, and tools you assign to their roles. For example, all service components and dependencies below the Exchange service that you select can be seen in the console Scope pane and map. All messages pertaining to those services appear in the message browser.

If you modify a user role or assign or delete an operator while that operator is working in the console, your changes do not take effect until the operator's console has been closed and restarted.

To configure a new user role

  1. From the Scope pane, select a service, node, or tool.
  2. Right-click to open the shortcut menu.
  3. Select Configure User Roles to open the User Roles dialog box.
  4. Click New to open the New User Role dialog box.

    Alternatively, select an existing user role and click Duplicate to create a copy for you to edit.

  5. Use the tabs to configure:
    • General information about the user role, such as name and description.
    • Services that will be visible to operators assigned to this user role.
    • Nodes that will be visible to operators assigned to this user role and can be acted upon.
    • Tools that will be visible to operators assigned to this user role.
    • Messages defined for message groups for this user role and permissions allowed for these messages.
    • Policies defined for this user role, permissions specified for these categories, and policies and packages that contain these categories.
    • Users, Windows groups, or Active Directory groups to be added or deleted from this user role.
  6. Click Apply to see the effects of your changes.
  7. Click OK to confirm your changes and close this dialog box.
  8. Click Close to close the User Roles dialog box and configuration editor.