About Security Groups

A Security Group is a collection of CSM security rights that controls access to CSM functionality and data (Business Objects/fields).

You can use Security Groups to implement different levels of security. Each user or customer is assigned to only one Security Group. The user or customer then inherits the security rights of that Security Group, as well as access to the Roles assigned to the Security Group.

CSM provides several Security Groups. The following are examples of Security Groups:

• Administrator Security Group: Might have full rights to all CSM functionality and data (view, add, edit, and delete).
• Service Desk Manager: Might have limited rights to CSM functionality and data (view, add, edit, but not delete).
• Service Desk Worker: Might have very limited to limited rights to CSM functionality and data (view or edit only) depending upon Service Desk level (not required).
• Customer (via the Customer Portal): Might have no rights to CSM functionality and limited rights (view only) to CSM data.
  To accommodate the differences between Users and Customers, CSM provides two kinds of Security Groups: User and Customer Security Groups.

Security Group properties include:

• Info: Name and description
• Rights: Security rights to access CSM functionality
• Business Objects: Security rights to access CSM data (example: Business Objects/Fields)
• File Attachments: Attachment security rights (example: Import/link and global overrides)
• Roles: Roles assigned to the Security Group
• Users: Users assigned to the Security Group
  The Users tab only displays for User Security Groups. Customers are assigned as part of their Customer Profile, and only if they require Portal login credentials.