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Operator access rights

An operator in Network Monitor has a set of access rights that determines exactly what the operator is allowed to do. This topic describes these access rights in detail.

Access right name

Explanation

Operators/Groups

If the operator has modify access, the operator can create, and modify, other operators. This access right is normally reserved for system administrators.

Networks

If the operator has modify access, the operator can create, and modify, networks. Read access for "Group objects" operators means they are able to see networks containing "their" objects only.

Objects

If the operator has modify access, the operator can create, and modify, objects. Read access for "Group objects" operators means they are able to see "their" objects only.

Monitors

If the operator has modify access, the operator can create, and modify, monitors. Read access for "Group objects" operators means they are able to see "their" monitors only.

System log

If the operator has modify access, the operator can add custom entries to the Network Monitor system log.

System admin

The operator is flagged as a system administrator. Several features in Network Monitor are accessible by system administrators only, such as accessing the "System administration page" or editing network maps.

Action lists

The operator can create, and modify action lists (including actions). This access right is normally reserved for system administrators.

Dashboards

The operator can create, and modify dashboards. Note: an operator is never able to edit dashboards belonging to other operators, except for shared dashboards.

Dependency trees

The operator can create, and modify, dependency trees. This is an advanced feature that is normally reserved for system administrators.

Logon accounts

The operator can create, and modify, logon accounts. This access right is normally reserved for system administrators.

Scheduled events

If the operator has access, the operator can create scheduled events. "Group objects" operators are able to create scheduled events related to "their" objects only.

Maintenance schedules

If the operator has access, the operator can create and modify maintenance schedules. "Group objects" operators are able to create maintenance schedules for "their" objects only.

Operator schedules

If the operator has access, the operator can create and modify operator work schedules. This access right is normally reserved for system administrators.

Reports

If the operator has modify access, the operator can create and modify reports and report templates. Read access is required to view reports in the management interface. "Group objects" operators are able to view reports related to "their" objects only.

Settings

If the operator has access, the operator can modify system settings. This access right is normally reserved for system administrators.

My settings

If the operator has access, the operator can access the My settings page to change his own contact information as well as change password.

Group objects

If the operator has the Group objects access right, the operator is only able to access objects that belongs to an operator group the operator is a member of. For example: Operator A is a member of two different operator groups, Group 1 and Group 2. Only objects that belong to either Group 1 or Group 2 will be accessible for Operator A.

Auto login

If the operator has the Auto login access right, the operator can be used with the Auto login feature. For details refer to the Auto login section.

Acknowledge alarms

If the operator has the Acknowledge alarms access right, the operator is able to acknowledge alarms. For details refer to the Acknowledging alarms section.