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Topic Title: Catalog Manager on SA user machine
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Created On: 22-Apr-2008 16:52
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 22-Apr-2008 16:52
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Michael Martines

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Is it necessary for a domain SA user to configure CM on their machine in order for them to access enterprise encyclopedias to which they have been given access permissions?

If not, where is the best place to run CM for the domain? Does it matter?
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 9-May-2008 15:58
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Andrea Heithoff

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The short answer is no, your users do not configure Catalog Manager to access enterprise encyclopedias--the administrator sets this up.

Here's a snippet from the online help inside Catalog Manager:
"A Catalog is a SQL Server or Oracle database that controls user access to other databases on the same server"

What this means is that when you open Catalog Manager the application, you are making changes in the database called "TelelogicEnterpriseCatalog" that is located on the same server as your enyclopedias. It doesn't matter whether you launch Catalog Manager from your client machines or the server itself, this database on your server is the one being modified.

This is how the catalog functions from what I've discerned:
1-user launches client system architect
2-user selects server from drop-down
3-server checks user's rights to use the machine (server Users and Passwords)
4-if permitted, server sends list of encyclopedias. If not, returns error
5-user selects encyclopedias
6-servers checks SQL permissions on encyclopedia (is the person allowed all the rights of dbwriter, dbreader, and the SAEM created SAUser)
7-if user is allowed by SQL to see encyclopedia, apply catalog rights

This may not be completely right because 1-I'm not in front of SA to check and 2-I'm not a typical IT type so my terms may be off.

Bottom line: the user doesn't need to do anything but launch system architect and follow the directions to open an encyclopedia. The configuration of users in the catalog is done by the administrator from any machine he or she signs onto. I'd advise you to read the online help from within catalog manager. It takes a few reads to understand what is going on but it does have all the information you'll need to do a basic catalog configuration.
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