FlexNet Operations Permissions

FlexNet Operations 2014

Permissions are grouped into roles, and roles are assigned to users. The following permissions are available in FlexNet Operations:

Alert Management

The following Alert Management permissions are available:

Alert Management Permissions
Permission	Description
View and Subscribe Alerts	Allows a user to browse available alerts and and subscribe to them.
View and Manage Alert Definitions	Allows administrator to define alerts and access the alert cleanup service.

System Administration

The following System Administration permissions are available:

System Administration Permissions
Permission	Description
View System Information	View system information displayed in the System Information page of Administer Operations.
View and Manage Configurations	Configure the database connection, the behavior of the FlexNet Platform Server, the behavior of the Administrative Console, and the behavior of different portions of FlexNet Operations. Access to all functionality of the System Configuration page of Administer Operations.

FlexNet Connect

The following FlexNet Connect permissions are available:

FlexNet Connect Permissions
Permission	Description
View Update Messages	View messages that announce FlexNet Operations updates.
View Information Messages	View messages that contain information about FlexNet Operations.

Operations Feature Bundles

The following FlexNet Operations Feature Bundles permissions are available:

FlexNet Operations Feature Bundles Permissions
Permission	Description
View Feature Bundles	View feature bundles in read-only mode.
Update Feature Bundles	Edit feature bundles. If Update Feature Bundles is assigned to a role, also assign View Feature Bundles.
Create Feature Bundles	Add feature bundles. If Create Feature Bundles is assigned to a role, also assign Update Feature Bundles.
Change Feature Bundle State	Change the state of feature bundles, such as deploying a feature bundle. If Change Feature Bundle State is assigned to a role, also assign Update Feature Bundles.
Delete Feature Bundles	Delete feature bundles. If Delete Feature Bundles is assigned to a role, also assign View Feature Bundles.

Operations License Models

The following FlexNet Operations License Models permissions are available:

FlexNet Operations License Models Permissions
Permission	Description
View License Models	View license models in read-only mode.
Create License Models	Add license models. If Create License Models is assigned to a role, also assign View License Models.
Update License Models	Edit license models. If Update License Models is assigned to a role, also assign View License Models.
Delete License Models	Delete license models. If Delete License Models is assigned to a role, also assign View License Models.
Change License Model State	Change the state of license models. If Change License Model State is assigned to a role, also assign Update License Models.

Operations Entitlements - Administrative Console

The following FlexNet Operations Entitlements permissions are available:

FlexNet Operations Entitlements Permissions
Permission	Description
View Entitlements	View entitlements in read-only mode.
Update Entitlements	Edit entitlements. This includes changing any attributes of the entitlement, adding line items to the entitlement, upgrading an entitlement, renewing an entitlement, and upselling an entitlement. If Update Entitlements is assigned to a role, also assign View Entitlements.
Upsell Entitlements	Upsell entitlements. If Upsell Entitlements is assigned to a role, also assign Update Entitlements.
Upgrade Entitlements	Upgrade entitlements. If Upgrade Entitlements is assigned to a role, also assign Update Entitlements.
Renew Entitlements	Renew entitlements. If Renew Entitlements is assigned to a role, also assign Update Entitlements.
Create Entitlements	Add entitlements. If Create Entitlements is assigned to a role, also assign Update Entitlements.
Change Entitlement State	Change the state of entitlements. If Change Entitlement State is assigned to a role, also assign Update Entitlements.
Delete Entitlements	Delete entitlements. If Delete Entitlements is assigned to a role, also assign View Entitlements.

Self-Service Portal

The following Self-Service Portal permissions are available:

FlexNet Self-Service Portal Permissions
Permission	Description
View Entitlements	View entitlements for user’s organizations in read-only mode.
Generate Licenses	Generate a certificate license through the Self-Service Portal. If Generate Licenses is assigned to a role, also assign View Entitlements.
Rehost	Rehost a certificate license through the Self-Service Portal. If Rehost is assigned to a role, also assign Generate Licenses.
Repair	Repair a certificate license through the Self-Service Portal. If Repair is assigned to a role, also assign Generate Licenses.
Return	Return a certificate license through the Self-Service Portal. If Return is assigned to a role, also assign Generate Licenses.
Manage Users and Organizations	Manage users and organizations through the Self-Service Portal. This permission does not work for external domain (LDAP) users. For LDAP users, assign the separate, Manage Organizations and Users by Domain Users permission instead.
View Licenses	View licenses for a user’s organizations in read-only mode.
Transfer Line Items	Transfer entitlement line items through the Self-Service Portal.
Manage Organizations and Users by Domain Users	For external domain (LDAP) users only, manage users and organizations in the Self-Service Portal. This permission can be assigned to existing roles or to new roles, but it is not assigned to any roles by default. This permission does not work for non-LDAP users, who can be assigned the Manage Users and Organizations permission instead.

Self-Service Portal Trusted Storage Licensing

The following Self-Service Portal trusted storage licensing permissions are available.

Self-Service Portal Trusted Storage Permissions
Permission	Description
Short Code Activation	Enable short code activation in Self-Service Portal.
Manual Activation	Allow manual activation of trusted storage rights in Self-Service Portal.
Manual Return and Repair	Allow manual return and repair of trusted storage rights in Self-Service Portal.
Short Code Return and Repair	Allow short code return and repair of trusted storage rights in Self-Service Portal.

Web Services

The following FlexNet Operations Web Services permission is available:

FlexNet Operations Web Services Permissions
Permission	Description
Execute Web Services	The authenticated Web services user must have this permission to perform any FlexNet Operations task through the public Web services. In addition to this permission, the user must have task-specific permissions as well.

Operations Import

The following FlexNet Operations Import permission is available:

FlexNet Operations Import fulfillment Permissions
Permission	Description
Import Fulfillments	This permission allows the user to import legacy fulfillments using the Updating FlexNet Operations page. For more information about how to export fulfillments from a previous version of Operations and import them into this version, see the FlexNet Operations Implementation Guide.

User Management

The following User Management permissions are available:

User Management Permissions
Permission	Description
View Users	View the list of users and user groups. View a user or group in read-only mode. Groups can be viewed only if a directory service domain is configured.
View and Manage Users	View, add, and edit users and groups. Reset a user’s password. Access to all functionality of the Administer Users and Administer Groups pages. Groups can be viewed only if a directory service domain is configured.
View Roles	View the list of users and view the definition of a role in read-only mode.
View and Manage Roles	View, add, and edit roles. Access to all functionality of the Administer Roles pages.
View Logged-In Users	View the list of logged in users in the system.
View Domains	View the list of user domains and view the configuration of a domain in read-only mode.
View and Manage Domains	View, add, and Manage Users domains. Access to all functionality of the Administer Domains pages.

Organization Management

The following Organization Management permissions are available:

Organization Management Permissions
Permission	Description
View Organizations	View the list of organizations and view an organization and its contacts in read-only mode.
View and Manage Organizations	View, add, and edit organizations and their contacts. Access to all functionality of the Administer Organizations pages.

Operations Features

The following FlexNet Operations Features permissions are available:

FlexNet Operations Features Permissions
Permission	Description
View Features	View features in read-only mode. Features are the bottom level in product hierarchy.
Update Features	Edit features. If Update Features is assigned to a role, also assign View Features.
Create Features	Add new features. If Create Features is assigned to a role, also assign Update Features.
Change Feature State	Change the state of features, such as deploying a feature. If Change Feature State is assigned to a role, also assign Update Features.
Delete Features	Delete features. If Delete Features is assigned to a role, also assign View Features.
Set Feature Override	View and set the following license strings on an individual feature, overriding the license string values specified for a license model: Vendor String, Notice, and Serial Number. To see these fields, the FlexNet Operations license file must contain the FlexNet_Ops.FeatureOverride feature.

Operations Products, Suites, and Maintenance

The following FlexNet Operations Product, Suite, and Maintenance permissions are available:

FlexNet Operations Products, Suites, and Maintenance Permissions
Permission	Description
View Products, Suites, and Maintenance	View products, suites, and maintenance in read-only mode.
Update Products, Suites, and Maintenance	Edit products, suites, and maintenance. If Update Products, Suites, and Maintenance is assigned to a role, also assign View Products, Suites, and Maintenance.
Create Products, Suites, and Maintenance	Add products, suites, and maintenance. If Create Products, Suites, and Maintenance is assigned to a role, also assign Update Products, Suites, and Maintenance.
Change Products, Suites, and Maintenance State	Change the state of products, suites, and maintenance. If Create Products, Suites, and Maintenance is assigned to a role, also assign Update Products, Suites, and Maintenance.
Delete Products, Suites, and Maintenance	Delete products, suites, and maintenance. If Delete Products, Suites, and Maintenance is assigned to a role, also assign View Products, Suites, and Maintenance.
Assign Product Categories	Link product categories to user accounts in a customer organization. (The FlexNet Operations administrator must enable the Show Product Categories functionality system configuration setting.) This permission is provided only to accounts with the super administrator or portal administrator user roles by default. Permission to link product categories to user accounts can be granted to other user accounts by an administrator. In all cases, a user with this permission can assign only those product categories to which he or she is currently linked. Note: The ability to map products to product categories operates independently from the Assign Product Categories permission.

Operations Part Numbers

The following FlexNet Operations Part Numbers permission is available:

FlexNet Operations Part Numbers Permissions
Permission	Description
Create Part Numbers	Import part numbers.

Operations License Management

The following FlexNet Operations License Management permissions are available:

FlexNet Operations License Management Permissions
Permission	Description
View Licenses	View licenses in read-only mode. If View Licenses is assigned to a role, also assign View Entitlements.
Generate Licenses	Generate a license. If Generate Licenses is assigned to a role, also assign View Licenses.
Rehost Licenses	Transfer a license from one host ID to another. If Rehost Licenses is assigned to a role, also assign Generate Licenses.
Repair Licenses	Modify license attributes other than the supported host IDs. If Repair Licenses is assigned to a role, also assign Generate Licenses.
Correct Publisher Error	Regenerate a license because the publisher made an error generating the original license. If Correct Publisher Error is assigned to a role, also assign Generate Licenses.
Stop Gap Renewal	Generate a license to provide to a customer whose license has expired and has not yet completed the process of updating or renewing an entitlement. If Stop Gap Renewal is assigned to a role, also assign Generate Licenses.
Generate Emergency Licenses	Generate an emergency license: a short-term license to provide to a customer whose license has not expired but is not functioning. If Generate Emergency Licenses is assigned to a role, also assign Generate License.
Return Licenses	Return licenses. If Return Licenses is assigned to a role, also assign Generate Licenses.
Email Licenses	Email a license. If Email Licenses is assigned to a role, also assign View Licenses.

Operations Policies

The following FlexNet Operations Policies permission is available:

FlexNet Operations Policies Permissions
Permission	Description
Override Policies	Override any policies. If Override Policies is assigned to a role, also assign Generate Licenses, Rehost Licenses, Repair Licenses, and Return Licenses.

Operations Trusted Storage Licensing

The following FlexNet Operations Trusted Storage Licensing permissions are available. Additional permissions must also be assigned to see the Package Products, Activate Licenses, and Support Licenses landing pages to get access to the trusted storage licensing functionality.

FlexNet Operations Trusted Storage Licensing Permissions
Permission	Description
View Transaction Keys	View transaction keys in read-only mode.
Create Transaction Keys	Create transaction keys. If Create Transaction Keys is assigned to a role, also assign View Transaction Keys.
Delete Transaction Keys	Delete transaction keys. If Delete Transaction Keys is assigned to a role, also assign View Transaction Keys.
View Activation Specification Records (ASRs)	View Local Trial and Short Code Activation Specification Records (ASRs).
Create Local Trial ASRs	Create Local Trial ASRs. If Create Local Trial ASRs is assigned to a role, also assign View Activation Specification Records (ASRs).
Delete Local Trial ASRs	Delete Local Trial ASRs. If Delete Local Trial ASRs is assigned to a role, also assign View Activation Specification Records (ASRs).
Create Short Code ASRs	Create Short Code ASRs. If Create Short Code ASRs is assigned to a role, also assign View Activation Specification Records (ASRs).
Delete Short Code ASRs	Delete Short Code ASRs. If Delete Short Code ASRs is assigned to a role, also assign View Activation Specification Records (ASRs).
Manual Activations	Activate a trusted storage license.
Manual Returns	Return a trusted storage license.
Manual Repairs	Repair a trusted storage license.
Short Code Activations	Activate a trusted storage license using a short code.
Short Code Returns	Return a trusted storage license using a short code.
Short Code Repairs	Repair a trusted storage license using a short code.

Reporting

FlexNet Operations Reporting Permissions
Permission	Description
View Reports	Allows viewing of any report.
Create and Edit Reports	Grants access to Cognos Query Studio and Report Studio, for report creation or editing.
Configure Reporting Server and Access Cognos Connection	Grants access to the Configure Reporting Server, Data Transformation and Reports pages.

Operations Sub-Organizations

The following sub-organizations permissions are available:

Sub-organizations Permissions
Permission	Description
Return Child Fulfillments	Perform returns on fulfillments belonging to all sub-organizations of the user’s organizations.
Rehost Child Fulfillments	Perform rehosts on fulfillments belonging to all sub-organizations of the user’s organizations.
Upgrade Child Fulfillments	Perform upgrades on fulfillments belonging to all sub-organizations of the user’s organizations.
Renew Child Fulfillments	Perform renewals on fulfillments belonging to all sub-organizations of the user’s organizations.
Transfer Child Line Items	Perform transfers of entitlement line items belonging to all sub-organizations of the user’s organizations.
View Child Licenses	View licenses belonging to all sub-organizations of the user’s organizations.
Generate License for Child Line Items	Generate licenses for all sub-organizations of the user’s organizations.
Repair Child Fulfillments	Perform repairs on fulfillments belonging to all sub-organizations of the user’s organizations.
Manage Child Users and Organizations	Create, manage and delete organizations for all sub-organizations of the user’s organizations.

License Technologies

The following FlexNet Operations License Technologies permission is available:

FlexNet Operations License Technologies Permissions
Permission	Description
Manage License Technologies	This permission allows the user to manage license technologies using the Managing License Technologies page in Operations.

FlexNet Embedded

The following FlexNet Operations License Technologies permissions are available:

FlexNet Embedded Permissions
Permission	Description
Manage Devices	This permission allows the user to manage hardware devices using the Manage Devices page.
Manage Publisher Identities	This permission allows the user to manage publisher identities using the Manage Publisher Identity page.

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FlexNet Operations Permissions

FlexNet Operations 2014 Help Library

June 2015