Meridian Enterprise user administration consists of these separate but interrelated activities:
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Windows user account administration. Meridian Enterprise user accounts can be synchronized with Windows user accounts.
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Meridian Enterprise user account and group administration.
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Meridian Explorer and Publisher security application.
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Meridian Enterprise vault security application as described in Meridian Security Requirements, Secure Parts Of the Vault Configuration, and Assign Security Roles To a Folder.
Meridian Enterprise user accounts and user groups should not be confused with Windows users and groups or Active Directory users and groups. Although Meridian Enterprise users and groups can be synchronized with their Active Directory counterparts, they are not the same. Instead, they can work together to authorize content management activities. The Windows user accounts and groups are used solely for user authentication and security permissions outside of Meridian Enterprise vaults and Meridian Explorer repositories. In the remainder of this guide, the terms user and group refer to Meridian Enterprise users and groups unless otherwise specified.
Meridian Enterprise users and groups are defined in Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console. They are defined in one place for use in any of the vaults or repositories on the same LAN.
After they have been defined, Meridian Enterprise users and groups can be applied to:
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Meridian Explorer repository views
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Meridian Explorer and Publisher administration
In addition, you can delegate application management to groups of users on local sites administrators of those sites can then manage access to views, reports, and repositories.
