AWI User Group Privileges are Ignored

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine
• AUTOMIC WORKLOAD AUTOMATION

Issue/Introduction

Error Message :
N/A

User Group privileges are ignored when a user is added to a user group. 

Investigation

1. Create a Usergroup 
2. Create some restrictions in the Authorizations tab
3. In the Privileges, select all except the Runbook mode 
4. Create a User 
5. Add that user as member of the Usergroup 
6. Login with that user 

Results

Actual: Only able to view Administration only 
Expected: Able to view the Process Assembly, Administration, Process Monitoring, Service Catalog 
 

Cause

Cause type:
By design
Root Cause: Behavior is as designed. An enhancement would need to be submitted for this behavior to change.

Environment

OS Version: N/A

Resolution

To get the User Group rights to propagate, this needs to be added in the User Group authorization tab: 
 

add a line with GRP = 1; type * with Read permission 

Although, it is not optimal, it is by design. 

Please submit a feature enhancement request if change in the design is desired.

Fix Status: No Fix

Fix Version(s):
N/A

Additional Information

Workaround :
Provide the user Read access to *UC_ECC_PLUGINS* and *UC_CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTES*.