System-Defined Identities

The system defines the following Identities:

• Aras PLM—a system Role representing system processes. It does not contain any individuals.
• Manager—an individual assigned to the Designated User property on the Item view. This Identity is responsible for the management, usage, and review of the Item.
• Owner—an individual assigned to the Assigned Creator property on the Item view. This Identity is the Item owner.
• Creator—an individual assigned to the Created By property on the Item. This is the Identity that creates the Item. This property is assigned automatically and cannot be changed.

Users specify the Manager or Owner of Items by populating the corresponding Item properties. By default, these properties are not required on Item views. If Manager or Owner is used in Workflow or business processes, you can make the corresponding property required to ensure users will not miss this requirement.