Configuring security using Maximo security

When you use Maximo® security, you do not use a directory server. You manage users and security groups using the Users and Security Groups applications, and information about users and groups is stored only in the Maximo database.

1. Each process manager defines a set of roles. If you choose automatic configuration, these roles are added to your Maximo database as security groups. If you choose not to use automatic configuration, you must create the security groups before proceeding. If you create the security groups yourself, you can:
   • Use security groups that are already defined in your database.
   • Create the same security groups that Control Desk provides.
   • Create new security groups that differ from the groups provided by Control Desk.
   • Use some mixture of new and existing security groups.
2. Assign each user to one or more of these security groups. The security groups to which a user belongs determine which applications and menu items that user can use. The groups also determine which start center the user sees when logging in to Control Desk. To use the Users application to assign users to groups, click Go To > Security > Users.
3. If you created new security groups, click Go To > Security > Security Groups to open the Security Groups application. Use this application to specify the application access permissions for each security group.
4. Each user must have a site defined. Click Go To > Security > Users to open the Users application. You can assign a site to a group of users by using the Set Security Profile action. View the help for the Users application for more details.