Your organization may have different roles, and some of
the responsibilities of listed roles will vary from those assigned
by default.
The tasks in this guide as well as the rows in the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet are organized by administrative
roles, listed below.

Installation
administrator
- Runs the FileNet® P8 component
installers and upgrade programs.
- Runs the FileNet Configuration
Manager tool, followed by launching IBM® Administration Console for Content
Platform Engine.
- Abbreviated as IA®. Responsible
for coordinating the information described in this worksheet. The
information itself will require the input from the other roles.
The role of IA is usually
filled by a FileNet P8 Certified
Professional (FCP).

Information technology
administrator
- Responsible for the networking and operating systems settings
required by the FileNet P8 components.
- Responsible for performing certain security configurations.
- Abbreviated as ITA. Responsible for providing the information
in the rows in the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet with
a value of ITA in the Role column.
For tasks assigned to the ITA, see IT administrator upgrade tasks.
Security administrator
- Responsible for configuring the directory servers required by FileNet P8 components.
- Creates and maintains directory server user and group accounts.
- Abbreviated as SA. Responsible for providing the information
in the rows in the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet with
a value of SA in the Role column.
For tasks assigned to the SA, see Security administrator upgrade tasks.
Database administrator
- Creates, configures, maintains database installations and databases
or table spaces.
- Responsible for creating database accounts needed by FileNet P8 Platform components.
- Performs database backups.
- For purposes of this documentation, the database administrator
is expected to have responsibilities regarding the Java™ Database Connectivity (JDBC) data sources.
- Abbreviated as DBA. Responsible for providing the information
in the rows in the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet with
a value of DBA in the Role column.
For tasks assigned to the DBA, see Database administrator upgrade tasks.
Application server administrator
- Responsible for providing the application servers required by FileNet P8 Platform components.
- Responsible for application server administrative accounts.
- Abbreviated as ASA. Responsible for providing the information
in the rows in the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet with
a value of ASA in the Role column.
For tasks assigned to the ASA, see Application Server administrator upgrade tasks.
FileNet P8 administrator
- This role designation actually refers to the administrator or
administrators who perform regular maintenance of Content Platform Engine and any client applications.
- The administrator who logs on to IBM Administration Console for Content
Platform Engine using the gcd_admin account
or an object_store_admin account is considered
an FileNet P8 administrator.
- Abbreviated as P8A. Responsible for providing the information
in the rows of the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet with
a value of P8A in the Role column.
For tasks assigned to the P8A, see FileNet P8 administrator upgrade tasks.