User Account Requirements

Installing and configuring ActiveMatrix BPM requires the involvement of two roles.

They are:

  • BPM installer - responsible for installing and configuring ActiveMatrix BPM.
  • Database administrator (DBA) - responsible for creating and upgrading the ActiveMatrix Administrator server and BPM server databases.
Note: Depending on your operational and security environment, these roles can be performed either by the same person, or by different departments or individuals.

Operating System User Account

The user account used to install or upgrade ActiveMatrix BPM must have the appropriate privileges:

  • Microsoft Windows - You must have administrator privileges for the machine on which this product is installed. If you do not have administrator privileges, the installer exits. You must then log out of the system and log in as a user with the required privileges, or request your system administrator to assign the privileges to your account.

    If you intend to install the product on a network drive, ensure that the account used for installation has permission to access the network drive.

  • UNIX or Linux - Any type of user (regular (non-root) user or super-user (root)) can install this product. While installing this product on UNIX platforms, ensure that the same installer account is used to install all TIBCO ActiveMatrix products.

    A graphic environment such as CDE or X Windows is required to run the installer in GUI mode.

Database User Account

When you create or upgrade a BPM system, you can allow TIBCO Configuration Tool to automatically create or upgrade the ActiveMatrix BPM database.

To do this, you must have the username and password of a database server user account that has database administrator privileges (a DBA user). You will need to specify these credentials in the ActiveMatrix BPM: Database Administrator screen of the Create TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM Server Wizard.

If you do not have the credentials of a DBA user, a DBA user will need to manually create the BPM database before you can complete installation and configuration with TIBCO Configuration Tool. See Manually Creating the BPM Database.