Special Roles

This topic describes some of the most significant roles in Dimensions CM.

The default roles and their privileges are described in Default Privileges for Roles. Each role has been configured to enable the user to perform the appropriate tasks associated with a typical position within your organization. In a new installation they will have the necessary privileges to allow them to perform the appropriate functions, but you can change these, or add new roles.

The following table explains the roles and their privileges.

Role | Description
PRODUCT-MANAGER | This role enables users to set up and manage the process model for a particular product. The ADMIN group assigns the PRODUCT-MANAGER role to a single user during product creation (Administration Console > Product Definitions).
PROJECT-MANAGER and WORKSET-MANAGER | This role grants users special permissions in the handling of projects/streams. The Workset Manager/Project Manager can set up and maintain the project/stream directory structure, add or remove items, set the project/stream options that regulate how users work within projects/streams, and lock projects/streams to create baselines. Note: Users who create a new stream/project are automatically granted the WORKSET-MANAGER role for that stream/project. Users who create a personal stream, based on another stream or baseline, are only granted the WORKSET-MANAGER role if they have one of these privileges for the parent stream or baseline: •Update Files from Project/Stream •Update Files from Baseline All WORKSET-MANAGER role assignments are assigned from a parent stream to a new personal stream on which it is based.
PARTS-CONTROLLER | This role enables the user to manage design parts for the product. This includes creating, updating, and relating design parts. For details, see Design Part Structure.
DEPLOY-MANAGER | This role enables the user to deploy items, Dimensions CM requests, and baselines to any stage in the Global Stage Lifecycle for any design part in the product. For details on deployment, see the Dimensions CM Help Center.
CHANGE-MANAGER | This role grants users special permissions in the handling of Dimensions CM requests. The Change Manager can view other users' inboxes and action requests to any state in their lifecycle, provided that any enabled rules are followed.
$ORIGINATOR | This role signifies the creator of a specific request, item, or baseline. It is assigned automatically by Dimensions CM to the user when they create the object, and is only applied to that object. Unlike other assignments, this role is not assigned explicitly, and is not applied to other objects within the design part and/or project/stream that have not been created by that user.

Related Topics

About Privileges and Roles

Roles and Design Parts

Roles on Projects and Streams

Roles on Design Part Variants