Applying PeopleSoft Permissions

The implementation, maintenance, and use of the Search Framework involve these user types:

Role

Description

Delivered PeopleTools Permission List

Search Administrator

Responsible for managing the deployment of search definitions and search categories, scheduling index builds, monitoring indexes, and establishing connectivity between Search Framework and the search engine.

Note: This user needs to have access to all the queries (records) on which the search definition is based on in order to schedule the index generation.

PTPT3100

Search Developer

Responsible for creating search queries, search definitions and search categories.

PTPT3200

Search Server

Search engine search instance requiring access to the Search Framework service operations.

Note: This is the call back ID configured in the search instance page.

This user ID needs to have access to all the queries (records) on all search definitions in order for the search engine to download data.

The Search Server role is required to be able to download attachments.

PTPT3300

End User

Runs search queries while using PeopleSoft applications, using Global Search or Search Pages.

See the Application Fundamentals PeopleBook <for your product line> for the relevant roles needed for Global Search.

None specific to Search Framework. Restrictions to search results can be implemented by user profile or role.

Note: Search Administrator, Search Developer, and Search Server are roles delivered by PeopleTools.