Informatica Getting Started - Create Users and Groups

Logging In to Informatica Administrator

Use the default administrator user name and password you entered in Domain. Otherwise, ask the Informatica administrator to perform the tasks in this section for you.

1.	Open Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
2.	In the Address field, enter the following URL for the Informatica Administrator login page: http://<host>:<port>/administrator If you configure HTTPS for Informatica Administrator, the URL redirects to the HTTPS enabled site. If the node is configured for HTTPS with a keystore that uses a self-signed certificate, a warning message appears. To enter the site, accept the certificate. The Informatica Administrator login page appears.
3.	Enter the default administrator user name and password. Use the Administrator user name and password you recorded in Administrator.
4.	If the security domain is configured for LDAP, select Native.
5.	Click Login.
6.	If the Administration Assistant appears, click Administrator.

Creating a Group

In the following steps, you create a group and assign privileges to the group.

1.	In the Administrator tool, click the Security tab.
2.	In Groups, Actions > Create Group.
3.	Enter the following information for the group: Property Value Name TUTORIAL Description Group used for the PowerCenter tutorial.
4.	Click OK to save the group. The TUTORIAL group appears on the list of native groups in the Groups section of the Navigator. The Properties area contains the name, security domain, parent group, and description for the new group. The Users area contains no items in this example:
5.	Click the Privileges tab.
6.	Click Edit.
7.	In the Edit Roles and Privileges dialog box, click the Privileges tab.
8.	Expand the privileges list for the PowerCenter Repository Service that you plan to use.
9.	Click the box next to the Repository Service name to assign all privileges to the TUTORIAL group.
10.	Click OK. Users in the TUTORIAL group have the privileges to create workflows in any folder for which they have read and write permission.

Creating a User

The final step is to create a user account and add the user to the TUTORIAL group. You use this account throughout the rest of this tutorial.

1.	On the Security tab, click Users, Actions > Create User. The Create User dialog box appears.
2.	Enter a login name for the user account. You use this user name when you log in to the PowerCenter Client to complete the rest of the tutorial.
3.	Enter a password and confirm. You must retype the password. Do not copy and paste the password.
4.	Enter the full name of the user.
5.	Click OK to save the user account. The details for the new user account are in the Properties area. The Groups area contains no items in this example:
6.	Click the Overview tab.
7.	Click Edit.
8.	In the Edit Properties dialog box, click the Groups tab.
9.	Select the group name TUTORIAL in the All Groups column and click Add. The TUTORIAL group appears in Assigned Groups list.
10.	Click OK to save the group assignment. The user account has all the privileges for the TUTORIAL group.