Comparison: SBM Composer and SBM Application Administrator

SBM has two components, SBM Composer and SBM Application Administrator, that you use to create and manage applications and orchestrations.

The following sections describe the tasks you perform in each component.

Project Management

Task Tool
Creating and editing projects SBM Application Administrator

Workflow, State, and Transition Management

Task Tool
Creating a workflow (application or orchestration) SBM Composer
Adding states to a workflow SBM Composer
Adding transitions to a workflow SBM Composer
Adding, deleting, or modifying actions for a state or transition (including scripts, triggers, events, Web services, and transitions) SBM Composer
Restricting transitions by type, role, or rule SBM Composer
Restricting transitions by group SBM Application Administrator
Creating forms SBM Composer
Associating privileges with a form (using roles) SBM Composer

Table and Field Management

Task Tool
Adding a primary or auxiliary (non-system) table SBM Composer
Adding system auxiliary tables (created when you create a database with Create Database wizard) SBM System Administrator
Adding fields to a table SBM Composer
Modifying field properties SBM Composer
Modifying field overrides in a workflow, state, or transition SBM Composer
Setting general field overrides SBM Composer
Setting field overrides for specific projects or user fields SBM Application Administrator
Adding roles to a user-type field SBM Composer
Adding groups or users to a user-type field in primary table (via workflows) SBM Application Administrator
Adding groups or users to a user-type field in an auxiliary table SBM System Administrator
Enabling data import for primary or auxiliary tables SBM System Administrator
Importing data into primary or auxiliary tables from a spreadsheet SBM Application Administrator
Importing data into primary or auxiliary tables using an ODBC connection SBM System Administrator

User, Group, and Role Management

Task Tool
Creating roles SBM Composer
Creating users and groups SBM Application Administrator
Assigning permissions to roles SBM Composer
Assigning privileges to users SBM Application Administrator
Assigning privileges to groups SBM Application Administrator
Assigning users to groups SBM Application Administrator
Assigning users and groups to roles SBM Application Administrator
Modifying privileges for specific project or field section SBM Application Administrator