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User Permissions

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Click the 

 icon on the left side of the Administration screen to open the Users page.

In this section, it is possible to view all the users and groups that have access to the API Manager. With access to appropriate permissions, it is possible to add new users/groups, remove existing users/groups, change Access Rights (permissions) of users/groups. Users and Groups can be added to other groups as well.

The tasks which can be accomplished with this section are:

  • Add a User/Group
  • Change permissions for users/groups
  • Change password for users
  • Remove a User/Group

The sections below provide demonstrate the working of the functions mentioned above.

Users

In the Users section, Admin user will be a default user.

Admin User

Click the Admin user to see in which all groups the Admin user is a member and what all permissions an Admin has.

Member of Groups

The Member of Groups section has details about the groups in which the selected user is a member.

Admin user is a member of the following groups:

  • Everyone
  • Administrators
  • API Users

To remove from a group, select the group from which the user should be removed and click the Remove from Group button.

Permissions

Admin user will have all the permissions as below:

  • DEPLOY API PROJECTS

  • MODIFY API PROJECTS

  • MODIFY SERVER GROUPS

  • VIEW CLIENTS

  • MODIFY CLIENTS

  • VIEW API PROJECTS

  • CREATE, MODIFY USERS AND GROUPS

  • MODIFY API PRODUCTS

  • MODIFY ANALYTICS

  • MODIFY CLIENT SUBSCRIPTIONS

  • VIEW API PRODUCTS

  • VIEW TRACE

  • MODIFY PERMISSIONS FOR USERS AND GROUPS

  • VIEW CLIENT SUBSCRIPTIONS

  • API LOGIN

  • VIEW SERVER GROUPS

  • MODIFY PARTNERS

  • MODIFY TRACE

  • VIEW ANALYTICS

  • VIEW PARTNERS

This section has the permissions available to the selected user/group.

To add permissions to the selected user/group, click the Add button, and then select all the permissions to be assigned to the user.

To remove permissions from the selected user, select the permission to be removed and click the Remove button.

Changing Admin Password

To change the password of a user/group, select that user/group and click the Change Password button.

Provide the old password as well as the new password, and then click OK to save the change.

If the same user is being used in profile configuration to create MQ connections, then perform the steps mentioned in the Editing configurations after changing Admin Password section.

When user/group is selected, its details are displayed.

Adding a User

Click the Add button and add new credentials to create a new user.

 

Removing a User

To remove a user/group, select the particular user/group and click the Remove button.

Groups

This panel comprises of members of the selected group.


Figure 6: Members in the group displayed in the Group Members panel

To add a new group, click the Add button, provide details, and then click OK. Click the Save icon to add the new group.


Figure 7: Available users/groups which can be added to the selected group

To remove a member from the selected group, select the member to be removed and then click the Remove button.

Partners

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