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Table 3-2   Administrator roles in the object owner model
To illustrate how the object owner model can be used, assume that a company installs a 
Content Manager OnDemand system to provide data archival and retrieval services for other 
organizations. The company provides the hardware and software that are required to 
administer the system and archive and retrieve the data. An administrator from each 
organization defines application groups and folders for their data. Another administrator 
defines the users that can access the data. The system must be able to limit access to an 
organization’s application groups and folders. Only users that are defined by an organization 
must have access to the application groups and folders that are owned by the organization. 
The system must also be able to limit access to the data. Only users that are defined by an 
organization must have access to the data that is owned by the organization.
Summary
Choosing the correct administration model is an important decision in the design of a Content 
Manager OnDemand system. Table 3-3 contains general guidelines to consider when you 
decide on an administration model.
Table 3-3   Administration guidelines
Administrator type Ad ministrative tasks
System administrator Creates a report administ rator with Create Application Groups and Create 
Folders authority.
Creates a user administrator with Create Groups authority.
Creates and maintains storage sets.
Creates and maintains system printers.
Report administrator Creates and maintains application groups.
Creates and maintains applications.
Creates and maintains folders.
Creates and maintains cabinets.
User administrator Creates and maintains users.
Creates and maintains groups.
Environment Recommendation
The number of reports and users to add to the Content 
Manager OnDemand system is small (fewer than 100).
Centralized system administration
Resources are limited and only one person performs 
system administrative tasks.
Centralized system administration
All of the system administration tasks are performed by one 
group.
Centralized system administration
Data from several independent sources is maintained on 
the same Content Manager OnDemand system. The data 
must be kept independent of other data in the system. Data 
must be isolated and access is allowed only for users who 
must view the data.
Decentralized system administration 
that uses the object owner model
Report processing and loading must be limited to a group of 
users for security reasons.
Decentralized system administration 
that uses the object type model
The administrator that adds and maintains users must not 
have access to the report data. A separate administrator 
performs report administration and loading.
Decentralized system administration 
that uses the object type model