To maintain Actions

Actions identify operations that can be performed on objects. Object Data Management is supplied with standard operations predefined as system actions, for example, to edit or to approve a document revision, or to submit a change request. Predefined actions, which are critical to the operation of the system, are assigned as system actions, and cannot be changed.

To set up action groups, you must create an action as a parent action, and assign other system actions as member actions. Object Data Management is supplied with various predefined action groups in the setup data dumps, for example, global action groups that group together all actions for a specific object type. For a list of the actions and global action groups supplied with Object Data Management, refer to ODM Actions in this document.

The ODM administrator can set up action groups to simplify assignment of authorizations to user roles. To set up a new action group, you must first create an action in the Actions (dmcom0530m000) session, and then assign member actions to this parent action, as detailed later in this chapter.

To open the Actions (dmcom0530m000) session, on the Object Data Management menu, double-click ODM Configuration > Authorizations > Actions. The Actions (dmcom0530m000) session starts, which includes a list of all actions that are assigned to the object type displayed in the Object field at the top of the session:

For more information on how to create a new action for the displayed object type, refer to To create a new action for an object type in the following section.

To list and create actions for a different object type, in the Actions (dmcom0530m000) session, click Next Group and Previous Group, or use the Find command to locate the required object type.

To create actions for an object type for which no actions have been created yet, in the Actions (dmcom0530m000) session, click New Group, and use the browse arrow to select the required object type.