Access groups

Access groups are usually implicit groups. Access groups are referenced in access control policies. The criteria for members in this group are usually based on roles, the organization to which the user belongs, and the user registration status.

For example, a member group called Seller Administrators is a group whose users play the role of seller administrators.

WebSphere Commerce includes a number of default roles, and corresponding to each role is a default member group. For instance, by default there is a role called Seller Administrator and a corresponding member group called Seller Administrators.

The default set of access groups (roles) which are available for WebSphere Commerce profile management are Account Representative, Buyer (buy-side), Buyer (sell-side), Buyer Administrator, Buyer Approver, Category Manager, Channel Manager, Customer Service Representative, Customer Service Supervisor, Logistics Manager, Marketing Manager, Operations Manager, Procurement Buyer, Procurement Buyer Administrator, Procurement Manager, Product Manager, Pick Packer, Receiver, Registered Customer, Returns Administrator, Sales Manager, Seller, Seller Administrator, and Site Administrator.

• Creating member groups
  Use the Organization Administration Console to create member groups.

• Changing a member group
  Use the Organization Administration Console to change the details of a member group, such as the name, description, and criteria upon which the group was created.

• Deleting a member group
  Use the Organization Administration Console to delete a member group from the site.

• Listing member groups
  Use the Organization Administration Console to view the list of member groups for the site.

• Listing actions for an access group
  An access group can have a set of actions or tasks (such as creating an auction or an RFQ) that the members of the group is authorized to perform.

• Listing access control policies for an access group
  An access group can have a set of policies that define the tasks that members in the access group can perform.

• Listing access control resources for access groups
  An access group can have a set of resources associated with the group.

Related concepts
Member groups
Authorization

Related tasks
Creating member groups
Changing a member group
Deleting a member group
Listing member groups
Listing actions for an access group
Listing access control policies for an access group
Listing access control resources for access groups