SAS Model Manager User Groups, Roles, and Tasks

SAS Model Manager Groups

When you work in SAS Model Manager, the SAS Model Manager administrator assigns your user ID to one of three SAS Model Manager groups: Model Manager Administrators, Model Manager Advanced Users, and Model Manager Users. Groups can perform certain tasks within SAS Model Manager. For example, users in the Model Manager Administrator group are the only users who can freeze a version.
Users in the Model Manager Administrator group can perform any task with SAS Model Manager. The Model Manager Advanced Users and Model Manager Users groups are more restrictive. See the tables in the subsequent sections for a list of SAS Model Manager tasks and the groups whose users can perform the task.
A SAS Model Manager administrator can create custom groups for your organization as well as assign SAS Model Manager roles to those groups. Contact your SAS Model Manager administrator to find out your group and roles.
The following table lists the abbreviations for groups that are used in the task tables below:
SAS Model Manager Group
Abbreviation
Model Manager Administrator Users
MM Admin
Model Manager Advanced Users
MM Adv User
Model Manager Users
MM User
SAS Model Manager has two other groups, Model Manager Example Life Cycle Assignees and Model Manager Example Life Cycle Approvers. These groups are used in the life cycle templates that are provided by SAS Model Manager for example purposes only. The life cycle templates and groups that are supplied by SAS should not be modified.

SAS Model Manager Roles

The SAS Model Manager roles enable specific users or groups to be assigned in order to complete specific tasks within SAS Model Manager. In most cases, roles are assigned to groups. Three of the roles are general and correspond to the groups that are supplied by SAS Model Manager. Roles that are associated with the life cycle enable users and groups to be assigned to complete tasks or to approve that tasks are complete.
The following table describes the roles and lists the role abbreviations that are used in the list of tasks:
Role
Description
Abbreviation
Comments Administrator
A user who can manage comments in the SAS Model Manager Workflow Console.
This role is assigned to the group Model Manager Administrators.
:CAdmin
Model Manager: Administration Usage
A user who can perform all SAS Model Manager tasks.
This role is assigned to the group Model Manager Administrators.
:Admin
Model Manager: Advanced Usage
A user who can perform all SAS Model Manager tasks except for tasks that can be performed only by a SAS Model Manager administrator.
This role is assigned to the group Model Manager Advanced User.
:Adv
Model Manager: Usage
A SAS Model Manager general user. The general user can perform all tasks except for advanced user tasks and administrator tasks.
This role is assigned to the group Model Manager Users.
:User
Model Manager: Life Cycle Participant Usage
A user or group whose role is displayed in the Life Cycle Template Editor Participant List selection list.
:LC Participant
Model Manager: Life Cycle Assignee Usage
A user or group who can be assigned to complete a life cycle task.
:LC Assignee
Model Manager: Life Cycle Approval Usage
A user or group who can approve the completion of a life cycle task.
:LC Approver

Setting Up SAS Model Manager

Use the following table to determine the users who can complete the tasks to set up SAS Model Manager:
Task
Group
Topic
Create SAS Model Manager users in SAS Management Console
SAS Administrator
See SAS Model Manager: Administrator's Guide
Create data libraries in SAS Management Console
MM Adv User, MM Admin, SAS Administrator
See SAS Model Manager: Administrator's Guide
Create channel location folders on a SAS server
MM Admin
See SAS Model Manager: Administrator's Guide
Create SAS Model Manager channels in SAS Management Console
SAS Administrator
See SAS Model Manager: Administrator's Guide
Define channel subscribers in SAS Management Console
SAS Administrator
See SAS Model Manager: Administrator's Guide
Create project tables
MM User, MM Adv User, MM Admin
Register project tables in SAS Management Console
MM Adv User, MM Admin
See SAS Model Manager: Administrator's Guide
Configure the SAS Content Server for SAS Model Manager
MM Admin
See SAS Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide
Create workflow process definitions
MM Admin

Setting Up Projects and Versions

Use the following table to determine the users who can complete the tasks to set up projects and versions in SAS Model Manager:
Task
Group
Topic
Create organizational folders
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Create project control groups
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Create a Project Control Group
Create projects from a control table
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Create Projects from a Control Table
Create projects
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Create versions
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Delete a node in the Project Tree
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Archive and restore folders
MM Admin
Create and upload life cycle templates
MM User, MM Adv User, MM Admin
Create a workflow
MM Admin
Creating a New Workflow
Assign participants to a workflow
MM Admin
Working with Workflow Participants
View workflows that are associated with a version
MM Admin
Viewing Workflows

Importing and Assessing Models

Use the following table to determine the users who can complete the tasks to import and assess models:
Task
Group
Topic
Create model templates
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Import models
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Configure model properties
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Map model variables to project variables
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Run model comparison and model validation reports
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Create user reports
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Create aggregated reports
MM Adv User,MM Admin
Create scoring task output tables
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Create and run scoring tasks
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Schedule a scoring task to execute
MM Adv User, MM Admin

Deploying and Delivering Models

Use the following table to determine the users who can complete the tasks to deploy and deliver models:
Task
Group
Topic
Set a champion model
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Flag a challenger model
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Validate the champion model by running a scoring task using test data and reviewing the scoring task output
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Freeze or unfreeze versions
MM Admin
Publish a project, version, or model to a SAS channel
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Extract a model
any user who has the appropriate access rights to the SAS Metadata Repository
Publish a model to the SAS Metadata Repository
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Publish a scoring function or model scoring files to a database
MM Adv User, MM Admin

Monitor Champion Model Performance and Retrain Models

Use the following table to determine the users who can complete the tasks to create and run the reports that are used to monitor the champion model performance and to retrain models:
Task
Group
Topic
Set project properties
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Monitor performance of project champion models that are within a project control group
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Monitor Performance of Project Champion Models
Run the Define Performance Task wizard
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Schedule a performance monitoring task to execute
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Execute the performance monitoring SAS programs from the Performance Monitor node.
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Run performance monitoring batch jobs
in Test mode: MM User, MM Adv User, MM Admin
in Production mode: MM Adv, MM Admin
View monitoring reports and charts
MM User, MM Adv User, MM Admin
Delete performance monitoring files from the Resources folder
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Define dashboard report indicators
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Create a Dashboard Report Definition
Generate dashboard reports
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Generate Dashboard Reports
View dashboard reports
MM User, MM Adv User, MM Admin
View Dashboard Reports
Define a model retrain task
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Define a Model Retrain Task
Execute a model retrain task
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Execute a Model Retrain Task
View retrained models and the associated model comparison reports
MM User, MM Adv User, MM Admin
Viewing Retrained Models and Model Comparison Reports

General Tasks

Use the following table to determine the users who can complete these general tasks:
Task
Group or Role
Topic
Manage Documents folders and subfolders
MM User, MM Adv User, MM Admin
Update life cycle status
For a version life cycle, any SAS Model Manager user or group that is assigned to the role :LC Assignee.
If no user or group is assigned to the role :LC Assignee, then any user or group that is assigned to the role :LC Participant can update the life cycle status.
Approve a life cycle task
For a version life cycle, any SAS Model Manager user or group that is assigned to the role :LC Approver.
If no user or group is assigned to the role :LC Approver, then any user or group that is assigned to the role :LC Participant can approve a life cycle task.
Use the Query utility
MM User, MM Adv User, MM Admin
Set the status of a project champion model
MM Adv User, MM Admin
Replacing a champion model
MM Adv User, MM Admin
View workflow activities
MM User, MM Adv User, MM Admin
A user must be the actual owner of an activity or assigned the workflow participant role of potential owner or business administrator to view activities in their workflow inbox.
Viewing Workflow Activities
Work with workflow activities
MM User, MM Adv User, MM Admin
A user who is a workflow participant can claim, release, and complete activities.
Working with Workflow Activities