Roles
A role is a collection of privileges that you assign to a user or group. Each user within an organization has a specific role, whether the user is a developer, administrator, basic user, or advanced user.
For example, the PowerCenter Developer role includes all the PowerCenter Repository Service privileges or actions that a developer performs.
You assign a role to users and groups for the domain and for application services in the domain.
Tip: If you organize users into groups and then assign roles and permissions to the groups, you can simplify user administration tasks. For example, if a user changes positions within the organization, move the user to another group. If a new user joins the organization, add the user to a group. The users inherit the roles and permissions assigned to the group. You do not need to reassign privileges, roles, and permissions. For more information, see the following Informatica How-To Library article:
Using Groups and Roles to Manage Access Controls.