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Using Authorizations 5
With authorizations you can manage the permissions of users and user groups over elements of specic
types.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Create an Authorization Element,” on page 31
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“Congure an Authorization Element,” on page 31
Create an Authorization Element
You can create an authorization element to provide dierent permissions to users or user groups over
elements or specic type.
Procedure
1 From the drop-down menu in the Orchestrator client, select Administer.
2 Click the Authorizations view.
3 Right-click within the left pane and select Create Authorization.
4 In the Name text box, type a name for the element.
5 Click Not set and search for an LDAP user group.
6 (Optional) In the Description text box, type a description of the element.
7 Click Submit to create the element.
The authorization element appears in the list of authorizations.
What to do next
Edit the conguration of the authorization element.
Configure an Authorization Element
You can congure references and permissions for an authorization element.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have created an authorization element.
Procedure
1 From the drop-down menu in the Orchestrator client, select Administer.
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