Dimensions CM Privileges and Role Requirements

Dimensions CM uses privileges and role assignments to define who can perform specific actions within particular products and projects.

To use the functionality in the Dimensions for Eclipse Plug-in, you must have the required privileges and roles in Dimensions CM to perform the required operations.

The table contains some examples of roles or privileges that you need for performing functions.

To...

You need the role or privilege allowing...

Browse or get files

Browsing or getting of the desired items in the project

Check out files

Creation of new revisions of the item types used by files in the project

Add files

Creation of new revisions of the item types used by files in the project.

Add projects

Creation of Dimensions CM Projects and ability to add items/create directories in the project.

For information on assigning roles and privileges, see the Serena Dimensions CM Process Modeling Guide.