My webMethods Server 10.5 | My webMethods Server Webhelp | Administering My webMethods Server | My webMethods Administrator Functions | Managing My webMethods Configuration | Managing External Directory Services | Allowing Externally Defined Users to Perform Actions from My webMethods | Creating a Role to Define Externally Defined Users You Want to Access My webMethods
 
Creating a Role to Define Externally Defined Users You Want to Access My webMethods
For each external directory service that you configure, create one or more roles that identify the users or groups of users that you want to allow access to My webMethods Server.
*For an LDAP, ADSI, or ADAM directory service, create an LDAP query role.
*For a database directory service, create a database role.
*To create a role to identify users who will be granted access to My webMethods
1. To navigate to the correct page, do one of the following:
*In My webMethods: Navigate > Applications > Administration > System Wide > User Management > Roles > Add Role.
*As system administrator: Administration Dashboard > User Management > Manage Roles > Add Role.
2. In the Role Name field, specify the name you want to assign to the new role, for example, “SystemX-My webMethods Users.
3. To specify the type of role you want to create, move it to the Selected Items box:
*LDAP Query Role Provider—LDAP, ADSI, or ADAM directory service
*Database Role Provider—database directory service
4. Click Create Role.
5. Specify the membership for the role. For more information about how to define the membership:
*For an LDAP, ADSI, or ADAM directory service, see Adding an LDAP Query Role.
*For a database directory service, see Adding a Database Role.
6. Click Save.