12
Performing Administrative Tasks

This chapter describes how to perform administrative using Oracle Business Process Composer.

Note:

The procedures described in this chapter can only be performed by users who have been granted the Project Administrator security role.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Section 12.1, "Introduction to Business Process Composer Administration"

• Section 12.2, "How to Assign Global Roles"

• Section 12.3, "How to Delete a Project or Project Template"

• Section 12.4, "How to Configure Sharing for a Project"

• Section 12.5, "How to Release the Lock on a Shared Project"

• Section 12.6, "How to Import a Project Template"

12.1 Introduction to Business Process Composer Administration

Business Process Composer enables you to assign administrator privileges to a user. Administrators can perform the following tasks:

• Assign global roles to users.

• Delete shared projects and project templates.

• Release locks on shared projects.

• Configure permissions on projects.

• Import project templates.

Note:

Administrators cannot perform tasks on private projects. Only the project owner has access to private projects.

12.2 How to Assign Global Roles

In addition to assigning project permissions for individual projects, BPM Composer enables administrators to assign permissions globally. The following global roles are available:

• SOA Designer: The SOA Designer role is a security role shared with the SOA infrastructure. Business Process Composer uses this role to enable users. See Section 8.4, "Editing Oracle Business Rules at Run Time" for more information.

  and groups to edit Oracle Business Rules at run time.

• Project Administrator: Users or groups assigned this role can perform the following actions on all shared projects:

  • Remove projects

  • Deploy projects

  • Define project permissions

  • Create project snapshots

To assign a global role:

1. Login to Business Process Composer as a user with administrator privileges.

2. Click Administration.

3. Select Role Mapping.

4. Select a role from the drop-down list.

5. Click Choose:

   1. Select from the following:

      All:

      Users:

      Groups:

   2. Click Search to view a list of all available users or groups.

   3. In the Available column, select the users or groups you want to add.

   4. Click Move Selected Item to Other List.

   5. Click OK.

12.3 How to Delete a Project or Project Template

Administrators can delete shared projects or project templates.

To delete a shared project:

1. Login to Business Process Composer as a user with administrator privileges.

2. Click Administration.

3. Select Project Management or Template Management.

4. Select a project or project template from the table.

5. Click Delete.

6. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the project.

12.4 How to Configure Sharing for a Project

Administrators can configure sharing for shared BPM projects.

To configure sharing on a project:

1. Login to Business Process Composer as a user with administrator privileges.

2. Click Administration.

3. Select Project Management.

4. Select a project from the table.

5. Click Share:

   1. Select one of the sharing visibility:

      Team members only: shares the project only with team members of the project owner.

      Public: shares the project with all Business Process Composer users.

   2. Click Choose to specify the users or groups who have access to the project.

   3. Select one of the following roles:

      Owner:

      Editor:

      Viewer:

6. Click Share.

7. Click Close.

12.5 How to Release the Lock on a Shared Project

Administrators can release the locks on shared projects that have been locked by another user.

To release the lock on a shared project:

1. Login to Business Process Composer as a user with administrator privileges.

2. Click Administration.

3. Select Project Management.

4. Select the project whose lock you want to release.

5. Click Release Lock.

Note:

If you release the lock of a project, any changes made by the user who originally locked the project will be lost.

12.6 How to Import a Project Template

Administrators can importa a project template from a local file system.

To import a project template:

1. Login to Business Process Composer as a user with administrator privileges.

2. Click Administration.

3. Select Template Management.

4. Click Import Template.

5. Click Browse to locate the project template on your local file system.

6. Provide a name for the project template.

7. Click OK.