Granting access to community metrics

Configure the community-metrics-run security role to grant users the authority to view community metrics using static reports.

Other than administrators, only the users assigned to the community-metrics-run role can access community metrics of the communities they own. We can map this role to everyone, or to subset of the user population. For example, we can gradually provide the community metrics feature to the user population by mapping this role to small group first, and adding more users to the role over time.

1. On the dmgr, log in to the WAS console as the WebSphere administrator.

2. In the navigation tree, click...
   Applications | WebSphere enterprise applications | Metrics | Security role to user/group mapping | roles table | community-metrics-run role (check-box)

   Click either Map Users button or Map Groups button

   Use Map Users to add individual users to the role; user Map Groups to add user groups to the role.

3. Add one or more users or groups to the community-metrics-run role.

4. Click OK.

5. Save the change to the master configuration by clicking the Save link in the "Messages" box at the beginning of the page.

6. Add the same users or groups to the community-metrics-run role of Communities applications.

7. Synchronize all nodes in the cell to the dmgr, and then restart the node agents:

   1. On the navigation tree, click...
      System Administration | Nodes | nodes | Full Resynchronize button

   2. Click...
      System Administration > Node agents | nodes | Restart

   By default, the community-metrics-run role is already assigned to All Authenticated in Application's Realm for both the Metrics and Communities applications, which means that all the community owners have the authority to run the community metrics of his or her community. If you only like to assign the access to the specific users or groups, remove the All Authenticated in Application's Realm from the Metrics and Communities applications first.

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