DMA OperationsGuide User Roles Overview
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User Roles Overview

The Polycom DMA system has four user roles, or classes of users, each with its

own set of permissions. Every user account has one or more user roles (but

only three of the four roles must be explicitly assigned).

The following table briefly describes the user roles. See “Polycom DMA

System User Roles and Their Access Privileges” on page11 for detailed

information on which commands are available to each user role.

Table 12-1 The Polycom DMA system’s user roles
Role Description
Administrator Responsible for the overall administration of the system.
Can access all the pages except those reserved for auditors
(must be an enterprise user to see enterprise reports,
enterprise users, and groups).
If you have a Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager
system, assign this role to its login account. If API access for
other clients is enabled, assign this role to the login account of
any other API client that should have administrative rights and
responsibilities.
This role must be explicitly assigned by an Administrator.
Auditor Responsible for configuring logging and history record
retention, and for managing logs. Can access all history
reports.
This role must be explicitly assigned by an Administrator.
Provisioner Responsible for the management of Conferencing User
accounts.
Can create or modify only users with no role other than
Conferencing User, but can view all local users. Must be an
enterprise user to view all enterprise users. Can view history
reports.
If you have a Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager
system or any other API client, assign this role its users who
should have provisioning rights and responsibilities.
This role must be explicitly assigned by an Administrator.
Conferencing
User Can use the system’s ad hoc conferencing features (and
typically has been provisioned with a virtual conference room).
Cannot access any system management interfaces.
This role is automatically present on all user accounts. It isn’t
listed under Available Roles or explicitly assigned.
For purposes of API access, the system identifies a
subcategory of Conferencing User, the Conference Room
Owner, who can monitor and control his or her conferences.