IBM BPM on Cloud user roles

IBM® Business Process Manager on Cloud users can access different environments and accomplish specific tasks that are based on the roles and environments that are assigned to each user ID.

Some user roles are defined in the IBM BPM on Cloud by the account administrator, as shown in Table 1.

Table 1. IBM BPM on Cloud user roles assigned by an account administrator
User role Description Tasks for this user Primary environment
Account Administrator Manages the accounts of other users and monitors usage in the IBM BPM on Cloud environment.
  • Invite users.
  • Assign user roles and environments.
  • Manage user permissions to access environments.
  • Assign users to IBM BPM groups.
  • View usage patterns of users over specified periods.
  • Measure concurrent users.
 Admin > User Management
Operator Monitors and manages performance in the IBM BPM on Cloud environment.
  • Manage the events that are logged and retrieve log files.
  • Create a data source to securely connect to relational databases.
  • Import certificates to securely connect to service providers.
  • View performance.
  • Monitor Java™ database connectivity (JDBC).
  • Manage failed flows.
  • Administer BPEL process instances.
 Admin > Operating Environment Management

Other user roles are defined by the environments to which the account administrator provides access for the user, as shown in Table 2. Some of the tasks for these user roles require membership in a IBM BPM group. For more information, see Assigning roles and privileges.

Table 2. IBM BPM on Cloud user roles defined by environment access
User role Description Tasks for this user Primary environment
Developer (or Author) Creates and unit tests process applications. Developers use development tools, such as IBM Process Center, IBM Process Designer, and IBM Integration Designer.
  • Develop process applications.
  • Unit test processes and process applications.
  • Promote snapshots of tested process applications to the test environment.
 The development environment in the Work > My applications page.
Tester Validates snapshots of process applications.
  • Test process applications.
  • Promote snapshots of validated process applications to the process runtime environment.
 The test environment in the Work > My applications page.
Business user Works with process applications and tasks.
  • Complete assigned tasks.
  • Work with process instances.
  • Act on the performance of individuals, teams, and processes.
 The process runtime environment in the Work > My applications page.
Parent topic: IBM BPM on Cloud user roles, environments, and components