21 User Groups

This chapter describes how you can use Oracle Event Processing Visualizer to create, edit, and delete user groups, including editing group membership and mapping groups to roles.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Create a Group

• Change Group Roles

• Delete a Group

See also User, Group, and Role Management. To change the groups to which a user is assigned, see Edit a User.

21.1 Create a Group

Oracle Event Processing is configured by default with a set of groups that are in turn mapped to roles. See User, Group, and Role Management for details.

This section describes how to create a new group.

Create a Group

1. Log on to Oracle Event Processing Visualizer as a user with the Admin role.
2. In the left pane, click the Domain > Security node, where Domain refers to the name of your Oracle Event Processing domain.
3. In the right pane, click the Group tab.

   The Group tab appears as Figure 21-1 shows.

   Figure 21-1 Group Tab

   
   Description of "Figure 21-1 Group Tab"
4. Click the New Group button at the bottom of the right pane.

   The Add a Group panel appears as Figure 21-2 shows.

   Figure 21-2 Add a Group Panel

   
   Description of "Figure 21-2 Add a Group Panel"
5. Configure the Add a Group panel as Table 21-1 describes.

   Table 21-1 Add a Group Panel Attributes Attribute Description Group Name Enter the name of the group. Description An optional description for this user. Has roles Check one or more roles to which the group maps. You must select at least one role. For more information, see Task Roles.

6. Click OK.

   When the group has been successfully created, a confirmation message appears momentarily.

21.2 Change Group Roles

You can change existing groups, including the default groups, to change the roles they map to.

Change Group Roles

1. Log on to Oracle Event Processing Visualizer as a user with the Admin role.
2. In the left pane, click the Domain > Security node, where Domain refers to the name of your Oracle Event Processing domain.
3. In the right pane, click the Group tab.
4. In the Group table, check the boxes to the left of the name of the groups that you want to modify as Figure 21-3 shows.

   Figure 21-3 Selecting a Group

   
   Description of "Figure 21-3 Selecting a Group"
5. Click the Modify Group button at the bottom of the right pane.

   The Change Group panel appears as Figure 21-4 shows.

   Figure 21-4 Change Group Panel

   
   Description of "Figure 21-4 Change Group Panel"
6. Configure the Change Group panel as Table 21-2 describes.

   Table 21-2 Change Group Panel Attributes Attribute Description Group Name The name of the group. This is a read-only field.. Description An optional description for this user. Has roles Check one or more roles to which the group maps. Each role grants access to an application. You must select at least one role. For more information, see Task Roles.

7. Click OK.

   When the group has been successfully modified, a confirmation message appears momentarily.

8. Optionally modify the description of the group.
9. Click OK.

21.3 Delete a Group

Oracle Event Processing is configured by default with a set of groups that are in turn mapped to roles: you cannot delete the default groups. See User, Group, and Role Management for details.

This section describes how to delete a group that you created.

Delete a Group

1. Log on to Oracle Event Processing Visualizer as a user with the Admin role.
2. In the left pane, click the Domain > Security node, where Domain refers to the name of your Oracle Event Processing domain.
3. In the right pane, click the Group tab.
4. In the Group table, check the boxes to the left of the name of the groups that you want to delete as Figure 21-5 shows.

   Figure 21-5 Selecting a Group

   
   Description of "Figure 21-5 Selecting a Group"
5. Click the Delete Group button at the bottom of the right pane.

   A confirmation dialog appears as Figure 21-6 shows.

   Figure 21-6 Delete Group Dialog

   
   Description of "Figure 21-6 Delete Group Dialog"
6. Click Yes.

   When the group has been successfully deleted, a confirmation message appears momentarily.