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Assigning roles to users in Data Virtualization
Last updated: Nov 26, 2024
Assigning roles to users in Data Virtualization
IBM Cloud Pak® for Data users that need to use Data Virtualization functions must be assigned specific Data Virtualization roles based on their job description.

Before you begin

Required role: To complete this task, you must be a Manager. For more information, see Data Virtualization roles.

About this task

Note:
  • You assign Data Virtualization roles within the Data Virtualization service, not as part of the Identity Management Service (IAM) on IBM® Cloud.
  • You can assign Data Virtualization roles directly to individual users only. You cannot assign Data Virtualization roles to IAM access groups.

Procedure

To assign a Data Virtualization role to an existing Cloud Pak for Data user, the Data Virtualization Manager must complete the following steps.

  1. On the navigation menu, click Data > Data virtualization.
    The service menu opens to the Data sources page by default.
  2. On the service menu, click User management.

    The list of users that have a Data Virtualization role appears.

  3. Click Grant access to assign Data Virtualization roles to Cloud Pak for Data users.
  4. Enter a valid IBMid for the user to create and select a role for the user.
    A user must have a valid IBMid to log in to the console.
  5. Click Create.