Visualization Platform supports the following types of users and user groups:
Administrator
The default user. The Administrator user has privileges to perform all tasks in BIRT iHub System.
Administrators
A user group. A user belonging to the Administrators user group has privileges to perform all tasks in the BIRT iHub System. Only the default user, Administrator, or a user belonging to the Administrators user group can:
Access iHub Administration and create users and user groups
Access My Jobs—Advanced Jobs
Assign privileges on any item in a volume
Configure Datamart Security when scheduling a job
Select a resource group when scheduling a job
Use Visualization Platform—Manage Volume to set properties pertaining to an entire volume
This book refers to a user having Administrators user group privileges as the administrator.
All
A user group. All users belong to the All user group by default. The administrator assigns a privilege to the All user group to assign the privilege to all users.
User
When differentiating between a user that has Administrators user group privileges in Visualization Platform and a user that does not, a user is any user that does not have Administrators user group privileges, and an administrator is a user that does have Administrators user group privileges. Otherwise, user is a term that can refer to any user. In Visualization Platform, a user with appropriate privileges can schedule jobs, view documents, and administer files and folders.
Administrator