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Defining User Responsibilities


As a global administrator, you can set responsibilities for all levels of an auction. You can also set responsibilities for specific users. For example, you can grant catalog owners the right to administer their specific catalogs.

Catalog administrators are limited to setting responsibilities related only to their catalog. Catalog administrators typically set the default responsibilities for their own catalogs and categories and for their users.

The responsibilities predefined for Siebel eAuction are the following:

NOTE:  In the Auction Privilege field on the More Info form of a User record, you can select the level of bidding and listing ability you want to give this user. By assigning an auction privilege for a user, you can control the user's responsibilities and limit the views the user can access in eAuction. For example, a user can be approved for bidding or denied the ability to list items in an auction.

For more information about user access and responsibilities, see Siebel eSales Administration Guide and Security Guide for Siebel eBusiness Applications.

The Anonymous User

There is also another type of user called an Anonymous User. This user type represents users who anonymously browse the eAuction site, or users who have accessed a login page but have not yet self-registered.

For self-registering users to see appropriate views in eAuction, you must verify that the anonymous user specified for eAuction includes an appropriate responsibility in the New Responsibility field. The Bidder or Lister responsibilities will be assigned depending on the role requested by the user and the Auto approval settings.

For more information about responsibilities and the anonymous user, see Security Guide for Siebel eBusiness Applications.


 Siebel eAuction Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003