Profiles
Micromine Geobank does not enforce data security at the application level. Access to database objects is managed at the database level, using standard database user roles and related privileges. However, some aspects of the Micromine Geobank interface are controlled by predefined user and group profiles.
A profile is a collection of task lists, each of which provide links to one or more tasks. For example, a Field Geologist profile may contain a task list named Data Capture. This task list provides links to several data views (tasks) that can be used for data capture in the field.
Profiles are stored under the Profiles node in the Configuration Manager. A user or a group can be given access to one or more profiles by an administrator. This determines the availability of profiles and their associated tasks following a user login or group login.
A user profile is created by linking a profile directly to a user . The name of the Micromine Geobank user must be a valid database login.
When using Windows authentication, this usually consists of a server or domain name followed by the user name, e.g. MYSERVER\johndoe.
A group profile is created by linking the profile to a group that has been added under the User Groups node.
The name of the Micromine Geobank user group must be identical to a valid Windows group.
When a user logs in via the Micromine Geobank login screen, Micromine Geobank will read the profile settings from the chosen configuration database. It will then determine the superset of profiles that are available to the user, based on profiles linked to the user's personal login (if any) as well as those linked to any Windows groups that the user is a member of.
Administration of user profiles is greatly simplified by using groups rather than individual users. It provides the ability to grant or deny access to profiles simply by adding or removing users from a Windows group.
Assign Profiles to Users and Groups
Administrator Privileges
Micromine Geobank configuration objects are stored in the Configuration Database. These objects are created or modified by way of the Configuration Manager, which is accessed via the Tools menu. In order to have access to the Configuration Manager, a user must be a member of the built-in SQL Server database administrators role (sysadmin) or the GB_ADMIN role for the Configuration Database.
In order to use the Micromine Geobank Configuration Manager to set up interface objects that operate against a given target (Micromine Geobank) database, the user must be a member of the SYSADMIN or GB_ADMIN role for the target database. An administrator may therefore have configuration access to some databases but not to others.