Roles
You can create a set of roles in BigFix Inventory and assign each of them with different permissions. Then, you can assign those roles to particular users, thus making them responsible for different actions. By setting up correct roles, you can easily establish which user has access to particular functions in BigFix Inventory. The roles can be assigned by the Administrator.
Pre-configured roles
BigFix Inventory has six preconfigured roles: Administrators, Auditors, Catalog Managers, Contract Managers, Software Asset Managers, and Infrastructure Administrators. Each of these roles has a different set of permissions that allow the users to perform various actions. The Administrator can edit or delete those roles, or create new ones and assign them permissions of your choice. The following table lists the preconfigured roles and their permissions.
Permission | Administrator | Auditor | Catalog Manager | Contract Manager | Software Asset Manager | Infrastructure Administrator |
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Uninstall Actions | Yes | |||||
Manage Oracle Auditing Data | Yes | |||||
Display Preview Panels | Yes | |||||
Edit Server Configuration | Yes | |||||
Manage Catalogs | Yes | Yes | ||||
Manage Computer Groups | Yes | Yes | ||||
Manage Computer Properties | Yes | |||||
Manage Contracts | Yes | Yes | ||||
Manage Data Sources | Yes | |||||
Manage Directory Servers | Yes | |||||
Manage Hardware Inventory | Yes | |||||
Manage Imports | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Manage Licenses | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Manage Package Properties | Yes | Yes | ||||
Manage Part Numbers Uploads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Manage Roles | Yes | |||||
Manage Scan Configurations | Yes | Yes | ||||
Manage Software Classification | Yes | Yes | ||||
Manage Support Data | Yes | |||||
Manage Uploads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Manage Usage Properties | Yes | Yes | ||||
Manage User Provisioning | Yes | |||||
Manage Users | Yes | |||||
Manage VM Managers and Servers | Yes | Yes | ||||
View Audit Trail | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
View Catalog Audit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
View Contracts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
View Endpoints | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
View Hardware Inventory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
View License Metrics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
View Raw Data | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
View Shared Disks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
View Software Catalog and Signatures | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
View User Details | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Permissions
The following list describes permissions that are available in BigFix Inventory. Find out about each of them so that you can tailor the roles to your needs.
- Display Preview Panels
- Edit Server Configuration
- Manage Computer Properties
- Manage Data Sources
- Manage Directory Servers
- Manage Roles
- Manage Support Data
- Manage User Provisioning
- Manage Users
Permission | Comments |
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Manage Oracle Auditing Data | The user can generate, cancel and download Oracle auditing data. Note: in addition to this role, the user must be assigned All computers group access. |
Display Preview Panels | The user can enable preview features. |
Edit Server Configuration | The user can change settings of the BigFix Inventory server. |
Manage Catalogs |
The user can edit catalog servers, update the catalog as well as create, edit, and delete the content of the custom software catalog. The user can edit the end of support date for software components. The user can add and remove tags on the selected reports. |
Manage Computer Groups | The user can create, edit, and delete computer groups. |
Manage Computer Properties | The user can specify additional computer properties that are to be gathered from the computers in the infrastructure. |
Manage Contracts |
[The user can create, edit, and delete contracts. The user can set or edit the license threshold to be notified about excessive license consumption. The user can add, edit, and delete custom fields.] - This permission is deprecated since BigFix Inventory version 10.0.5. The user can manage new contracts and manage license metrics. |
Manage Data Sources | The user can add, edit, and delete BigFix servers that are used as data sources by BigFix Inventory. |
Manage Directory Servers | The user can add, edit, and delete directory servers that are used for authentication of BigFix Inventory users. |
Manage Hardware Inventory (previously: Manage PVU per Core) | The user can change the Oracle core factor or the PVU per core value that is assigned to a processor. |
Manage Imports | The user can schedule imports of data, and run them manually. |
Manage Licenses | The user can add custom part numbers and new products to the software catalog, and assign additional license metrics to products. |
Manage Package Properties | The user can create, edit, and delete application properties that are used to recognize software in your infrastructure. |
Manage Part Numbers Uploads | The user can manage uploads of the part numbers file. |
Manage Roles | The user can add, edit, and delete roles that are available in BigFix Inventory. |
Manage Scan Configurations | The user can schedule software scans. |
Manage Software Classification | The user can reassign software instances between different products, include or exclude them in pricing calculations, and share them between more than one product. |
Manage Support Data | The user can access the Computer Support Data panel. |
Manage Uploads | The user can manage uploads of the software catalog, and metric tables. |
Manage Usage Properties | The user can create, edit, and delete application properties that gather information about the use of software in your infrastructure. |
Manage User Provisioning | The user can integrate users from a directory server with BigFix Inventory. |
Manage Users | The user can add, edit, and delete users that exist in BigFix Inventory. |
Manage VM Managers and Servers | The user can create, edit, and delete VM managers. |
Uninstall Actions | The user can send automated uninstallation actions or notify logged users about such requests. |
View Audit Trail | The user can view the Audit Trail report that contains the history of all actions performed by users. |
View Catalog Audit | The user can view information about changes to the custom software catalog. |
View Contracts | The user can view contract usage data. - This permission is
deprecated since BigFix Inventory version 10.0.5 The user can view new contracts. |
View Endpoints | The user can view information about the installed software as well as scan, registry, and raw data from endpoints. |
View Hardware Inventory | The user can view the details of the processors that are used by the software. |
View License Metrics |
The user can view the list of all software products that are contained in the PVU License Usage reports, the license type and usage for each product, the history of license consumption over the specified time period, and the top license consuming products. The user can view values that are specified in custom fields. |
View Raw Data | The user can view:
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View Shared Disks | The user can view information about shared disks that are used in the infrastructure. |
View Software Catalog and Signatures | The user can view the software catalog and signatures. |
View User Details | The user can view information about current software users and their details for the software that is installed on the computers in the infrastructure. |
To know about how to update permissions, refer to Hardening server installation directory.