Users and groups security overview

An IBM® Planning Analytics database manages security by organizing users into groups. manages security by organizing users into groups.

has two major types of user groups:

Administrative Groups

Includes only the predefined groups of ADMIN, DataAdmin, SecurityAdmin, and OperationsAdmin. For more information, see Administrative groups and authority.

User Groups

Includes all user-created groups, which typically contain non-administrative Planning Analytics users.

You can use the TM1® Clients/Groups box to manage TM1 users and groups. The Clients/Groups dialog box organizes groups and users separately.

As a TM1 administrator, you must be running TM1 Architect or TM1 Perspectives to administer security on the IBM TM1 server.