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Roles

The role is a parameter assigned to a user account that controls user access to product features and dashboard pages. Based on user job functions, the role grants administrative access to product configuration. In a well-planned deployment, roles let users access dashboards that they require to perform their duties and restrict access to features that they do not require.

Roles are shared by CA Performance Center with registered data sources. When users follow a drilldown path to a data source, their role determines what they can see and do in the data source interface.

When you add a user to CA Performance Center, you select a role for the user account. You can create new roles or edit existing roles to meet the unique needs of users in their environment.

You can edit roles to include new role rights. And you can disable roles to prevent users with those role assignments from using CA Performance Center.

A set of predefined, or "factory," roles help you quickly add new users while determining what customizations are needed.