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Security Roles

For each security role you can limit the access and usage of the Deployment Manager. This page covers the number of devices a role works on at once and the Deployment Manager menu functions it may use.

Maximum number of resources Menu functions Deployment Manager

1 Amount of clients to manage

In the SCCM Security step of the security role wizard, set the Maximum number of resources this role can work on in a single operation.

The SCCM Security step of the security role wizard. The box Maximum number of resources this role can work on in a single operation shows 0, beside the SCCM queries table, and below it the Choose OS task sequences list.
The Maximum number of resources box in the SCCM Security step. A value of 0 means there is no restriction.

If you enter 10, the users of this security role may only deploy software to, or reinstall, up to 10 computers at a time. This setting also applies to the other operations in SoftwareCentral that work on several resources at once, such as Delete Multiple and Reinstall Multiple.

See the full list of steps in Security roles.

2 Sub functions

In the SoftwareCentral Security 1 step, choose the menu functions the users can use. The Deployment Manager functions are under Software › Deployment Manager.

The menu function tree with Software and Deployment Manager expanded. It lists Deploy Software, Reinstall Operating System, Monitor Only, View Colleague Deployments, Set Priority Status on Deployments and Create Phased Deployment, each with a check box.
The Deployment Manager menu functions under Software, in the SoftwareCentral Security 1 step.

You can allow the users to Deploy Software, Reinstall Operating System and View Colleague Deployments. If you only want the users to see the status of their own deployments, tick Monitor Only and leave the others unticked.

To give a role every submenu button under a main menu button, tick Grant rights to all submenu buttons of selected buttons. See Create a security role.

3 Best practice

  • Set the maximum number of resources for roles that deploy or reinstall in bulk. Enter a whole number: a decimal value is changed to 0, which means no limit.
  • For roles that should only follow their own deployments, tick Monitor Only and leave Deploy Software and Reinstall Operating System unticked.
  • Without Grant rights to all submenu buttons of selected buttons, a role does not see new interfaces that SoftwareCentral adds in an update. Check the role after an update.