Introduction to Profiles
A profile defines the function, in the business sense, of a person or person group in the enterprise
Example: Application Portfolio Manager, Enterprise Architect).
A profile enables definition of the same connection rights to a set of users:
• applications accessible
• desktops accessible
• access rights to UIs (permissions).
• the same options.
• access rights restricted to certain products
If a user already has access rights restricted by the
Command Line attribute on his/her
Login (see
"Viewing Login Characteristics"), the products accessible to this user are at the intersection of values of the
Command Line attribute of the user login and profile.
You must assign each person at least one profile so that this person can connect to a HOPEX application.
By default, no profiles is assigned to a person.
The assignment of a profile defines the following for each person:
• the repository concerned by the assignment
• the repository access rights
• (optional) the validity period of the assignment
• (optional, with read-only access to the repository) connection repository snapshot