This article explains the different access roles and the access rights in organizations, depending on the organization type.
- Background information
- Global roles
- Organization type 'None'
- Organization type 'Training Centre'
- Organization type 'Member'
- Organization type 'Manufacturer'
- Organization type 'Scientific Partner'
- Organization type 'National Group'
Background information
An organization may have a different set of 'shapes' the so called, organization types.
Example 1
A company can be a KNX Member as well as a Training Centre, which means that the organization should have two different types.
Example 2
A company can be a KNX Member as well as a Manufacturer of devices and/or as ETS Apps developer.
All the above mentioned items in bold, indicate an organization type, the full list of which can be found below.
- None
- Training Centre
- Member
- Manufacturer
- ETS App Developer*
- Online Catalog Admin*
- Scientific partner
- National Group
- Test Lab
- User Club
- Associated partner
* This type requires the 'Manufacturer' type to be assigned too.
Being member of one (or multiple) organizations of different types, allows the persons to access resources from one (or multiple) organizations in MyKNX. The access is granted by a respective role. Whenever a role is assigned to a person, the menu items in MyKNX change accordingly, therefore more or less menu items may appear.
Global roles
The following roles are global, i.e. available in all organization types:
Access role |
Visible items in MyKNX menu |
None |
Person cannot access the organization at all |
Administrator |
Person can access all the available menu items |
Organization type 'None'
For this organization type the following access roles are defined:
Access role |
Visible items in MyKNX menu |
Organization PurchaseDpt |
Profile, Products, Vouchers |
Organization TechnicalDpt |
Products |
Organization type 'Training Centre'
For this organization type the following access roles are defined:
Access role |
Visible items in MyKNX menu |
Training Centre Administrator |
Training Centre (all), Applications, Documents(all), Organization member page, Profile, Products, Vouchers |
Training Centre Technical Staff |
Training Centre (partial), Products |
Training Centre Tutor |
Training Centre (all) |
Below an example of the menu items a Training Centre Administrator can see:
Below an example of the menu items a Training Centre Tutor can see:
Organization type 'Member'
For this organization type the following access roles are defined:
Access role |
Visible items in MyKNX menu |
Member Manager |
Membership(all), Applications, Documents(all), Organization member page, Profile, Products, Vouchers |
Member Staff |
Products, Vouchers |
Member Technical Staff |
Membership(partial), Products, Vouchers |
Member Certification Coordinator |
Membership(partial), Manufacturer** |
Member Marketing |
Mermbership (marketing services only) |
**This feature is currently under development
Below an example of the menu items a Member Manager can see:
Below an example of the menu items a Member Marketing can see:
Organization type 'Manufacturer'
For this organization type the following access roles are defined:
Access role |
Visible items in MyKNX menu |
Member ETS App developer |
Membership(partial), ETS Apps, Products, Vouchers |
Member Online Catalog Manager |
Membership(partial), Online Catalog, Products, Vouchers |
Below an example of the menu items a Member ETS App developer and Member Online Catalog Manager can see:
Organization type 'Scientific Partner'
For this organization type the following access roles are defined:
Access role |
Visible items in MyKNX menu |
Scientific Manager |
Scientific (all), Applications, Documents (all), Organization member page, Profile, Products, Vouchers |
Scientific Professor |
Scientific (partial), Products, Vouchers |
Below an example of the menu items a Scientific Manager can see:
Below an example of the menu items a Scientific Professor can see:
Organization type National Group
For this organization type the following access roles are defined:
Access role |
Visible items in MyKNX menu |
National Group Manager |
National Group (all), Applications, Documents (all), Organization member page, Profile, Products, Vouchers |
National Group Member |
Products, Vouchers |
Below an example of the menu items a National Group Manager can see: