Connecting to HOPEX IT Business Management
The menus and commands available in HOPEX IT Business Management depend on the profile with which you are connected.
Connecting to the solution
To connect to HOPEX IT Business Management, see Connecting to HOPEX.
HOPEX IT Business Management Profiles
The rights of different users on objects of imported libraries depend on their assigned profiles. For more information on creation of users and assignment of profiles, see the chapter "Managing Users" in the HOPEX Power Supervisor guide.
In HOPEX IT Business Management, there are default user profiles with which specific rights and accesses are associated. These profiles are:
• ITPM Functional Administrator
• IT Business Manager
• Profiles available with HOPEX IT Portfolio Management for portfolio management :
• Application Portfolio Manager
• Application Owner
• Chief Technology Officer
• Technology Portfolio Manager
• Financial Controller
• Business Owner
• IT Owner
• Data Asset Manager
ITPM Functional Administrator
The ITPM functional administrator has rights on all objects and workflows.
He/she prepares the working environment and manages reference data used in the solution.
IT Business Manager
The IT Business Manager is the business user profile of the HOPEX IT Business Management solution for strategic aspects.
The business architect is responsible for creation and structuring data relating to Business Architecture.
If your license allows, and so that the users connected to this profile can integrate their work, the business architect can also access the objects and main functionalities of the HOPEX Business Process Analysis, HOPEX IT Architecture, and HOPEX Risk Mapper solutions via the HOPEX IT Business Management desktop.
For more details on the business architect desktop, see Presentation of the IT Business Manager desktop.Application Portfolio Manager
The Application Portfolio Manager:
• is responsible for the global process and its control.
• assures correct operation of tasks assigned to the "Application Owner".
• classifies and evaluates applications.
To allow the application portfolio manager to control the inventory of the application assets, application data entry and validation workflows are delivered with HOPEX IT Portfolio Management.
For more details on workflows, see the HOPEX Common Features guide.
Application Owner
The application owner is responsible for defining and updating applications.
When he/she is associated with applications, he/she is responsible for them. He/she in particular receives evaluation requests sent by the portfolio manager.
Chief Technology Officer
The Chief Technology Officer is an Application Portfolio Manager who is also in charge of technologies evaluation. The assessment is driven by a workflow. See Validating a Technology.
Technology Portfolio Manager
The Technology Portfolio Manager is in charge of one or more technology portfolios. He chooses technologies and editors, and asks for the technology director validation.
Financial Controller
The role of the Financial Controller is to specify financial characteristics of applications and technologies for which he/she is responsible.
Business User
Business user of the application. Evaluates business aspects of applications for which he/she is responsible.
IT Owner
IT Responsible for application. Evaluates technical and technological aspects of applications.
For more details on assessment, see Evaluating Application Criticality.
Data Asset Manager
The Data Asset Manager is responsible for the creation of information assets.
The other profiles of HOPEX IT Portfolio Management can read access these assets and use them, for example in data flows or data stores.