Configuration of Roles and Groups
Configure roles and groups to manage access control, assign permissions, and define user capabilities in PTC Orbit.
Overview
As a Max administrator, you can configure roles and groups to manage the access control. In the Max platform, each predefined role includes permissions to view, edit, create, and delete specific objects. By default, all users are assigned the Standard User role. You can assign some roles concurrently with others, and others independently of one another.
You can perform the following actions:
PTC Orbit primary roles
On a newly provisioned tenant, the system administrator (first user) automatically receives the Orbit Admin role. For more information, seeAutomatic Role Assignment.
System administrators must assign one of the following two primary roles to each user:
• Orbit Admin: This role can access all PTC Orbit capabilities.
• Orbit User: This role can access capabilities except for the admin-related functions, such as editing and creating capabilities, score configuration, campaigns, and Max platform access.
The following table explains the PTC Orbit capabilities for each role.
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Primary Role
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PTC Orbit Capabilities Available
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PTC Orbit Capabilities Not Available
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Orbit Admin
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All PTC Orbit capabilities
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N/A
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Orbit User
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The following menu options are available:
• Asset
• Dashboard
• Account
• Product
• Work Order
• Pending Items
• AI Hub
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The following menu options are not available:
• Score Configuration
• Campaign
• Data Foundry
• Applications
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If a user does not belong to either Orbit Admin or Orbit User, the user cannot access any capability in PTC Orbit.
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