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Connecting to HOPEX IT Portfolio Management
 
Prerequisite: Importing the APQC Libraries
Connecting to the solution
HOPEX IT Portfolio Management Profiles
The menus and commands available in HOPEX IT Portfolio Management depend on the profile with which you are connected.
Prerequisite: Importing the APQC Libraries
If you want to use APQC business processes for the different activity sectors, you can also import the corresponding libraries.
To import the APQC libraries, see Prerequisites to using APQC libraries in the HOPEX Business Process Analysis guide.
Connecting to the solution
To connect to HOPEX IT Portfolio Management, see Logging in to HOPEX.
HOPEX IT Portfolio Management Profiles
The rights of different users on objects 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 Portfolio Management, there are default user profiles with which specific rights and accesses are associated. These profiles are:
• Enterprise architect
• EA functional administrator
• EA Contributor
• EA Viewer
 
Profile
Tasks
Enterprise architect
The enterprise architect manages the structure of an organization to ensure that IT systems are aligned with current business strategies and capabilities.
EA functional administrator
The EA functional administrator has rights on all objects and workflows.
He/she prepares the working environment and manages reference data used in the solution.
EA Contributor
The EA contributor is responsible for validating the design of the objects assigned to him/her.
EA Viewer
The EA viewer has read-only rights on objects in the repository.