There are three types of Information Catalog Manager users:
In your organization, users make business decisions and contribute to decisions using information they locate using the Information Catalog Manager. Although they might be familiar with various software programs, they do not need to understand database or computer programming concepts.
Some Information Catalog Manager users can perform additional object management tasks that are normally performed by the Information Catalog Manager administrators if they have been granted authority by their administrator.
Administrators manage the Information Catalog Manager. They provide the metadata that helps users locate the data they need. Administrators ensure that the information catalog metadata is available, easy to find and use, current, and protected from unauthorized access.
Application programmers write programs that support information catalog users. The Information Catalog Manager provides C language API calls that let your programs use the Information Catalog Manager functions.
Application programmers need detailed information about how the Information Catalog Manager organizes and stores metadata. See Chapter 2, Managing objects with an application for information about how an Information Catalog Manager application works with objects.