2.3.8 Differences in operation windows when administration scopes are assigned

When you use a user account that is limited to a particular administration scope, only the information applicable to that administration scope appears in the modules, and the operations you can perform are similarly restricted. The following table shows how the operation windows appear to users who are assigned a administration scope.

Operation module		Differences when administration scope is restricted
Home module	Home module	The following items do not appear: welcome message Getting Started button Getting Started Wizard item in Go menu
	System Summary panel	Used Licenses are not clickable links.
	Not Ack Event Summary panel	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Topic panel	Some messages are not clickable links. In addition, some messages only contain information applicable to the administration scope.
	Background Task panel	The following items are not clickable links: Error IP Address Range Active Directory
	DB and Disk Usage panel	--
	# of Devices by Violation Level panel	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Security Status by Policy panel	--
	Suspicious Operations panel	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Customized Device Inventory (Group/Filter) panel	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Customized HW Assets (Group/Filter) panel	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Category Security Assessment panel	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Hardware Assets Trend panel	--
	Expired Contracts (next 3 months) panel	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Software (License Violation) panel	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	# of Devices by OS panel	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Managed Nodes Trend panel	--
	New Software panel	--
	Task Status panel	--
	Error Task Status panel	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Hierarchical Configuration Under the Local Server and Operation Status panel^#1	The following items do not appear: Change the Method of Judging the Operation Status in the Action menu Delete the Management Relay Server in the pop-up menu displayed when you right-click the management relay server icon
Security module	Overview view^#2	The range of information displayed depends on the panel.
	Security Policies view	The administrator can view but not edit the information. The tabs in the lower pane of the information area provide the same operations as when the administration scope is not restricted.
	Computer Security Status view	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears. The following items do not appear in the Action menu: Assign Policy Cancel Policy Enable Network Access Control Disable Network Access Control Messages about disabled network monitors do not appear in the message bar.
	Windows Update view	The administrator can view but not edit the information. Update Information from Customer Support Offline does not appear in the Action menu.
	Operation Logs view	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
Assets module	Overview view^#2	The range of information displayed depends on the panel.
	Hardware Assets view	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears. Enable End User Form (Frequent Pop-up) does not appear in the Action menu. In dialog boxes where hardware asset information can be added and edited, icons do not appear to the left of management items. You cannot add new items to the dialog boxes.
	Software License view	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears. The Assigned Computers tab also displays information not applicable to the administration scope. This information can be used for removing software licenses that are no longer required in departments after department information has changed. In dialog boxes where software license information can be added and edited, icons do not appear to the left of management items. You cannot add new items to the dialog boxes, with the exception of the Managed Software Name item.
	Managed Software view	Update Information from Customer Support Offline does not appear in the Action menu. The Add as Unauthorized Software button does not appear on the Installed Software tab.
	Software License Status view	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Contracts view	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears. In dialog boxes where contract information can be added and edited, icons do not appear to the left of management items. You cannot add new items to the dialog boxes.
Devices module	Overview view^#2	The range of information displayed depends on the panel.
	Device Inventory view	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears. The following items do not appear in the Action menu: Enable End User Form (Frequent Pop-up) Enable Network Access Control Disable Network Access Control Set Credentials Report all Device Details to the Higher Management Server^#3 Messages about disabled network monitors do not appear in the message bar. In dialog boxes where device information can be edited, icons do not appear to the left of management items. You cannot add new items to the dialog boxes.
	Revision History view	Only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Software Inventory view	Remove Software and Update Information from Customer Support Offline do not appear in the Action menu. The Add as Unauthorized Software button does not appear on the Installed Software tab.
Distribution (ITDM-compatible) module	Overview view^#2	The range of information displayed depends on the panel.
	Packages view	--
	Tasks view	--
Events module		For events whose source is device information or asset information, only information applicable to the administration scope appears. Some messages do not appear as links.
Reports module	Overview view	--
	Summary Reports	--
	Security Diagnosis Reports	Reports are limited to information gathered within the administration scope of the user.
	Security Detail Reports	The following reports are limited to information gathered within the administration scope of the user: Violation Level Status report Windows Update Status report Antivirus Software Status report Mandatory Software Status report Unauthorized Software Status report Security Settings Status report
	Inventory Detail Reports	Reports are limited to information gathered within the administration scope of the user.
	Asset Detail Reports	Reports are limited to information gathered within the administration scope of the user.
Settings module	Overview view	Only the Product Site Map window appears.
	User Management view	--
	Agent view	In the Windows Agent Configurations and Create Agent Installers view, the user can only refer to the information. In the Windows Agent Configurations Assignment view, only information applicable to the administration scope appears. At the top of the information area, the Change Target Group Type button can not view, and then Assign button and Cancel button are unavailable. In the Windows Agent Deployment view, only the information in the administration scope appears. In the Settings of the Components of the Agents to Be Deployed area, the Edit button does not appear. The Agentless Management view does not appear.
	Device Discovery view	Only the following views can be displayed, and only information applicable to the administration scope appears in these views: Discovered Nodes view Managed Nodes view Ignored Nodes view Note that in the Discovered Nodes and Managed Nodes views, Set Credentials and Start Discovery do not appear in the Operation Menu.
	Network Access Control view	Not displayed.
	Security view	Not displayed.
	Assets view	Only the Last Import Log view and the Asset Status Settings of Hardware Assets Associated with Deleted Devices view can be displayed. In the Asset Status Settings of Hardware Assets Associated with Deleted Devices view, the user can only refer to the information.
	Inventory view	Only the Device Maintenance Settings and Detection Results view appears. In the Detection Conditions for Device Maintenance dialog box, the user can only refer to the information. In the Settings for Suppressing Device Maintenance and List of Devices Suggested for Deletion areas, only information applicable to the administration scope appears.
	Reports view	Not displayed.
	Events view	Not displayed.
	General view	Not displayed.
	Product Licenses view	Not displayed.

Legend: --: Restricting the administration scope has no effect.

#1: This panel is displayed in a multi-server configuration.

#2: The panels in the Overview view are the same as those in the Home module.

#3: This menu is displayed in the case of the management relay server.

Tip: If you log in using an account with a administration scope, you cannot edit the department information (the Department management item) that appears in the menu and other areas of each module.

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