Assigning a Profile to a Person
A person may have several profiles.
A user must have at least one profile assigned to be able to connect to HOPEX.Assigning a profile to a person defines:
• the profile assigned
• the repository concerned by the assignment
• (optional) a validity period of an assignment.
• (optional, with read-only access to the repository) connection repository snapshot
Repository Snapshot:
A repository snapshot defines repository state at a given moment.The connection repository snapshot defines the state of the repository to which the users of a profile connect.
Repository snapshots are available for RDBMS repositories.To define a repository snapshot, a repository snapshot must have been previously created.
To create a repository snapshot, see "Repository snapshots", page 741.To assign a profile to a person:
1. Access the profile assignment management window.
2. In the Persons pane, select the person to whom you want to assign a profile.
3. In the Profile Assignment pane, click New 
.
.The profile assignment creation wizard opens.
4. In the Profile assigned field, click the drop-down menu and select the profile you want to assign to the person.
To execute a filtered query on a profile, click the arrow and select Connect Profile.5. (optional) In the Validity start date field, use the calendar to define the start date of profile validity.
6. (optional) In the Validity end date field, use the calendar to define the end date of profile validity.
7. (optional) In the Repository field, click the drop-down menu and select the repository to which you want to assign the profile.
By default, the profile is assigned to all repositories.8. (optional, with read-only access to the repository) In the Connection Snapshot field, select a connection repository snapshot.
9. Click OK.
The profile is assigned to the person on the selected repository for the specified duration.