1. Log Management & Analysis
  2. Roles and access
Reference

Who can do what in Log Management & Analysis

Assign service decisions and record access to the right people.

How permissions work

Named responsibility

Connect each person to a user account before assigning incidents, problems or service ownership.

Decision authority

A Change Approver reviews risk and rollback before implementation; a Request Approver decides whether submitted work may proceed.

Working access

Log Operators register streams and triage alerts; Incident Responders own incident updates.

Review access

Service Owners can inspect the work tied to the services they operate.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RoleServices and log streamsLog alertsIncidents and updatesChangesProblems and assetsRequests and receipts
AdminEditViewEditViewEditEdit
Service OwnerEditViewViewViewEditView
Log OperatorEditEditView——View
Incident ResponderViewViewEdit—View—
Change ApproverView—ViewApproveView—
Request ApproverView—View—ViewApprove
Request FulfillerView—View—ViewEdit

Each role in detail

Admin

Configures identities, service ownership and access for the operating team.

Can

  • Manage Users, People, Services
  • View log streams, log alerts, Incidents, Changes, Problems, service requests, integration receipts

Service Owner

Owns service context and reviews incidents, alerts and problems affecting that service.

Can

  • Manage Services, Problems
  • View log streams, log alerts, Incidents, Assets, Changes, integration receipts

Starts on: Change schedule

Log Operator

Registers streams, reviews alerts and examines inbound processing outcomes.

Can

  • Manage log streams, log alerts
  • View Services, integration receipts, Incidents

Starts on: Processing receipts

Incident Responder

Acknowledges assigned incidents and records investigation updates.

Can

  • Manage Incidents, incident updates
  • View Services, Assets, log alerts, Problems

Starts on: Incident queue

Change Approver

Reviews the risk, window and rollback plan before authorizing a change.

Can

  • View Services, Incidents, Problems

Reviews and approves

  • Approve Changes

Starts on: Change schedule

Request Approver

Decides whether a submitted service request may proceed.

Can

  • View Services, People

Reviews and approves

  • Approve service requests

Starts on: Submitted requests

Request Fulfiller

Carries approved service requests through execution and completion.

Can

  • Manage service requests
  • View Services, People, integration receipts

Starts on: Request fulfillment

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