Pre-Requisite Instructions

Here are the pre-requisites for working with Resource-Based Access Control in Maximo Monitor 9.1.

Attention

This lab requires Maximo Monitor version 9.1 or later and valid access to the Monitor Setup and Security Modules.

All Exercises

All exercises in the Resource-Based Access Control module require that you have:

  1. A laptop or desktop with a modern browser
    – Recommended: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox

  2. Access to a Maximo Application Suite (MAS) environment with:

  3. User login credentials for MAS

  4. Administrator-level access to the Monitor application

  5. A working IBM ID
    – If you don't have one, create it here
    – Steps:

    • Click Login to MY IBM
    • Then click Create an IBM ID

  6. Resource-Based Access Control configuration access:

  7. Ability to access Suite > Security > Security Groups
  8. Ability to access Suite > Security > Users

  9. Ability to configure Data Restrictions in Security Groups

  10. Existing resources in your Monitor environment:

    • Assets, Locations, Systems, Organizations, Sites, or Device Types
    • These will be used to test data restriction functionality

Tip

Not all MAS users will have Admin access. Please confirm with your environment administrator before proceeding.

Confirming Environment Access

Before starting, please verify that:

  • You can log in to the MAS environment
  • You can access Security menus
  • You are able to create or modify Security Groups and Users
  • You can view and configure Data Restrictions in Security Groups
  • You have existing resources (Assets, Locations, etc.) to test with