The Access Manager window

The Access Manager window is a GUI that simplifies managing access rights for roles and users. The changes you make here are automatically saved in the accessrights.xml file, so you do not have to edit the file directly.

The Access Manager window has several panes. As you select an action in the Actions pane, the Conditions pane updates. If you select a condition, the remaining panes update.

Figure: Access Manager window


Table 1. Panes in Access Manager
Pane Description and function
Actions A list of all the actions in IXIA CCMS Desktop and IXIA CCMS Web with configurable access rights.

Italicized actions are available to all users by default. There is no specific access right for these actions but if you need to restrict them, you can edit the accessrights.xml file directly to create an access right that you can configure.
Conditions A list of all the conditions that are configured for an action.

Each condition specifies the roles and groups that can take the selected action on an object at a specific status.
Status and Type A list of the objects and any related status.

Each selection specifies the actions users can perform on the object in that status.
Roles A list of all the roles in CCMS Desktop and CCMS Web.

Each selection configures which users can take an action on the identified object. You can select any combination of roles and groups for a condition.
Groups A list of all the groups in CCMS Desktop and CCMS Web.

Each selection configures which groups can take an action on the identified object. You can select any combination of roles, groups for a condition.
Users A list of all the users in CCMS Desktop and CCMS Web.

Do not give access rights to individual users. This option is used only by Support. Use only the Roles and Groups panels to grant access rights.