About security

Galaxies are created without security. After creating a Galaxy, you can add security to manage access to it. User permissions are set within the IDE. Adding security to a Galaxy authenticates users across all editors and interfaces and controls access to the:

• System Platform IDE

• Operations Control Management Console (OCMC)

• Layout Editor

• Screen Profile Editor

• ViewApp Editor

Security lets you set specific permissions for operations within the IDE and OCMC, such as:

• Starting the IDE

• Importing, exporting, creating, and modifying instances, derived templates, graphics and ViewApps

• Deploying and undeploying instances

• Uploading run-time changes

• Managing alarms

• Performing maintenance and system administration functions within the OCMC.

You can also configure credentials that AVEVA OMI apps can use for connecting to resources that do not recognize Windows credentials.

While there are not specific permissions that can be set for the Layout, Screen Profile, and ViewApp Editors, restricting permissions for graphics and objects in the IDE will also restrict a user's ability to modify objects and graphics in these editors. See Assign Users to Roles for additional information.