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Mapping Users to Roles

Depending on the authentication or user management mechanism used, the role that a user should have is specified and then mapped to a group set in Streams.properties.

Property

Description

Default Value

access.administrator.groups

The role that is mapped to the administrator group.

Allowed to perform the following:

·         connect to or disconnect from the CEP Engine.

·         create, rename, remove folders and subfolders, upload applications or data sources, and manage users or groups that should be granted or denied access.

·   import and export application bundles.

·         rename, view topic or data source usage, move, copy, download, remove, and publish/republish applications to folders to which the user has permission.

·         rename, view application usage, move, copy, download, and remove data sources.

·         Administer the server which includes:

o   refresh, start, and stop data producers.

o   view engine metrics and retrieved messages.

o   add, modify, refresh, and delete parameters.

o   define file logging level or view, pause, resume logging, copy, and clear all logs

o   view Kafka properties.

o   reload configuration.

o   create, modify, and delete clear topic data tasks.

admin

access.default.roles

The default roles applied to all users of the server.

For example, if access.default.roles=DESIGNER,ADMINISTRATOR and a user with a VIEWER role logs on to the server, then the user will simultaneously have a VIEWER, DESIGNER, and ADMINISTRATOR roles.

However, if no default roles are wanted, then leave the property blank.

NOTE:  The roles that can be assigned in this property can only be ADMINISTRATOR, VIEWER, ANONYMOUS, and/or DESIGNER. This property is case sensitive.

VIEWER

access.designer.groups

The role that is mapped to the designer group.

Allowed to perform the following:

·         import and export application bundles.

·         create, rename, remove folders and subfolders, upload applications or data sources, and manage users or groups that should be granted or denied access.

·         create, rename, view topic or data source usage, move, copy, download, remove, and publish/republish applications to folders to which the user has permission

·         create, rename, view application usage, move, copy, download, and remove data sources.

designer

access.viewer.groups

The role that is assigned to the viewer group.

Allowed to view the engine status.

 

viewer

 

   NOTE

Group sets can be added for a role, by default separated by a comma.