Manage Functional Permissions
This pages describes the permissions granted to groups to perform the different functions in Pathfinder.
Select the Manage Functional Permission option from the System section.
An administrator can allow or deny permission to specific groups to perform certain tasks in Pathfinder.
Some tasks require very specific combinations of permissions to properly grant access to the functions.
Functional Permissions
In this dialog window, you can assign functional permissions to groups.
To learn more about user groups and group permissions, go to: Manage Groups.
Select the functional permission you want to allow for the users groups by clicking on respective row under individual groups.
Click on the group name to select all functional permissions for that group.
The image here provides examples of functional permission combinations you can create for different groups.
Admin group: The administrator group permissions usually extend to all functions as users in this group have administrative privileges.
ICC: The infrastructure, component and cable group permissions allow users to manage infrastructure, component and cable definitions and instances from the online and local catalog. Recommended categories for this group: Component permissions, Tags and VLAN Permissions.
Network: The network group allows users to manage cable connections, IP network subnets, tags, VLANs and perform SNMP IP scans for network monitoring. Recommended categories for this group: Cable Permissions, Tags and VLAN Permissions, IP and Scan Permissions.
Misc.: Import/Export Permissions, Report Permissions and Misc. Permissions are enabled in the misc. group. These permissions do not impact the creation of your basic network in Pathfinder rather they provide additional functions to further manage your network, create reports, manage proxy settings, access external tools and mobile devices, define naming rules, create working orders, manage APIs, etc.
Permissions
The following table describes the functional permissions and their descriptions.
Permission | Description |
---|---|
Manage Catalog | Allows users in group to create, edit and delete component definitions from the local catalog. For more information about the catalog, go to: Manage Catalog. |
Manage Components | Allows users in group to create, edit and delete components instances in rooms and cabinets/racks from the local catalog. For more information about component instances, go to: Manage Component Instances. |
Manage Infrastructure | Allows users in group to create, edit and delete infrastructure objects such as, locations, buildings, floors and rooms. For more information about infrastructures, go to: Add Location. |
Can Change Proxy | Allows users in group to edit the proxy settings. from the options window. For more information about proxy options, go to: Proxy. |
Can Use Online Catalog | Allows users in group to import component definitions and cable definitions from the online catalog. For more information about the online catalog, go to: Import Component Definitions. |
Lock/Unlock Network Paths
| Allows users in group to lock and unlock the network path connections created in the Pathfinder network. |
Manage External Tools | Allows users in group to manage external tools such as putty, telnet, etc. Pathfinder has a few external tools integrated with the software for quick and easy access. You can also add more external tools to Pathfinder. For more information about external tools, go to: Manage External Tools. |
Manage Line Connections | Allows users in group to create, edit and delete unassembled line cables instances from the local catalog. |