Default roles and configurations

You can modify any or all of the default roles and related configurations in IXIA CCMS.

The default configuration for each role specifies:

When each role is active on an object at a given state
How track changes behaves at its default settings
How many users, maximum, can be assigned for a role

Note: Your deployment might have a different configuration for default roles or have different roles and role configurations.

Table 1. Default role configuration
Role	Responsibility	Active	Track changes default setting	Maximum assigned users
Writer	Creates content, incorporates edits, and builds output Often manages content with primary responsibility to assign it and move it through the workflow	Image, Map, Resource, or Topic Authoring:work	Enable at will	Only one at a time
		Collaborative Review Authoring:review Authoring:in discussion
		Approval Authoring:open
Reviewer (SME)	Reviews content and enter comments in CCMS Web	Map, Topic Authoring:review Collaborative Review Authoring:review Authoring:in discussion	If `ForceTrack Changes=True`, then Reviewers must edit with track changes on	Any number
Editor (peer reviewer)	Reviews topics created by another writer and either makes edits, with or without track changes, or comments	Topic Authoring:review	None	Any number
Contributor (SME)	Add content to CCMS Web topics or creates new topics and maps	Topic Authoring:contribute	`ForceTrack Changes=True`: Track changes is on and Contributors cannot turn it off `TrackChangesDefaultValue=On`: Track changes is on by default, but Contributors can turn it off Note: If `ForceTrack Changes=True` then `TrackChangesDefaultValue=On` does not have any impact.	Only one at a time
Information Architect	Supervises and audits content creation to ensure content adheres to structural and style standards	Ditaval, Map Authoring:work	None	Only one at a time
Translation Coordinator	Manages translation projects	Map Localization:tb translated Localization:in translation	None	Only one at a time
Translation Reviewer	Reviews translated content back from translation agency	Map Localization:review	None	Any number
Project Coordinator	Creates projects in CCMS Desktop and manages the schedule and resources within the project	Project Project:planning Project:active Project:on hold	None	Only one at a time
Approver	Uses CCMS Web to approve or reject content in an Approval object	Approval Authoring:open	None	Any number