Flex Operations defines access rights to view or update events, crews, switching sheets, and so forth based on user type and user permissions. This allows a Configuration Assistant Administration user to define whether certain parts of the application can be edited or only viewed by assigned users. For the Flex Operations product, the permissions are defined in the Configuration Assistant User Permissions tab. What any user is allowed to do is determined by the combination of the User and the User Type for the current session. See "Using the User Permissions Tab" and "Using the Flex User Administration Tab" in the Oracle Utilities Network Management System User’s Guide Configuration Assistant chapter for more information.