Global Administrator role
Updated: 2008-11-14
Members of the Global Administrator role can configure settings on all computers that are running Planning Server in the system. Members of the Global Administrator role can perform the following tasks in the Planning Administration Console:
Create or delete applications and model sites
Modify application and model site properties
Add users to or remove users from Planning Server
Manage role membership for the Global Administrator and User Administrator roles
Edit server system settings (such as session, workflow, and auditing settings)
Remove the checked-out status for objects on a model site
Manage data source and data destination connections
On the Global Administrator Role page, users who currently belong to the role are listed in the User ID column. You must belong to the Global Administrator role to add users to or remove users from the Global Administrator role. Before you can add a user to any Planning Server role, the user must first be added to Planning Server from the Users page.
Note
The first member of the Global Administrator role is designated during the installation of Planning Server.
To add a user to the Global Administrator role
On the Global Administrator Role page, in the box next to the Add button, type the user ID of the person you want to add to the role. The user ID must be entered in the domain\user name format.
Click Add.
To remove a user from the Global Administrator role
On the Global Administrator Role page, select the radio button next to the user whom you want to remove from the role.
Click Remove.