3.0 Getting Started Checklist for Administrator Users

Administrator users can use this checklist to get acquainted with the tasks in the PlateSpin Transformation Manager Web Interface that require privileges for the System Administrator role. Administrator users include:

System Administrator user account configured for the PTM Server application.

This user has privileges for the System Administrator role. The account cannot be deleted. It is a default member of the Administrators group. See Administrative Users for the Web Interface in the PTM 2 Appliance Guide.
Members of the Administrators group, which is assigned the System Administrator role.

The members of the Administrators group inherit privileges for the System Administrator role.

Table 3-1 Getting Started Checklist for Administrator Users

Status	Task	For information, see
	Log in to the Web Interface using the System Administrator user account that you created during the initial PTM Server setup. See Initial PTM Server Configuration in the PTM 2 Appliance Guide.	Accessing the Web Interface Changing a User Password
	Activate a PTM license by adding the license key. License blocks are not required until you begin configuring workloads for migration or tracking manual migrations.	Adding a License Key How Workloads Consume Licenses Adding a License Block
	Familiarize yourself with the Web Interface.	Web Interface Toolbar Global Project Selector Bulk Actions Show Link for Navigation URLs Bookmarks Custom Display and Filters for Lists Multiple Item Selection in Lists
	(Optional) Create an account for a trusted user and add the user to the Administrators group. NOTE:Administrator users have global access to all features, options, and data throughout the Web Interface, including adding users to and removing users from the Administrators group. To ensure secure access, Administrator users should modify their passwords in PTM, and then log in using their custom passwords.	System Administrator Role Creating a User Changing a User Password
	Create one or more organizations. PTM automatically creates one organization called My Organization.	About Organizations Creating an Organization (0ptional) Uploading an Organization Logo
	Create one or more projects. PTM automatically creates one project called My Project.	About Projects Creating a Project
	(Optional, recommended) Create a user account to use for each PlateSpin Migrate Connector instance for the project, and assign it to the Project Architect role at the Project level. NOTE:We recommend that you dedicate this account to the Connector instance.	Creating a User for Connector Login
	(Optional) Use the Project ID and User account username and password to configure a PlateSpin Migrate Connector dedicated to a Project.	Configuring a Connector Instance for PTM
	Create user accounts for the Project, and assign each user to project roles as appropriate. A user assigned as the Project Manager can also assign roles to users at the Project level.	Roles Creating a User Creating a User