Identity and Access Management

This guide explains how you can manage the User Roles associated with Bloomreach Discovery modules.

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) functionality lets you control user access rights to view and make changes in specific parts of Bloomreach Discovery.

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See Identity and Access Management (Content) for a list of user roles for Bloomreach Content.

IAM Site hierarchy 


Bloomreach Discovery’s User management hierarchy is Parent Organization → Account → Environment → Site.

A user can be assigned a role at any node in this hierarchy: they can be assigned a role at the Parent Organization node, the Account node, or the Site node.  If a role is given to a node at a higher level, it is propagated to all levels below it. For example, if user A was assigned the "Insights User" role at the Organization node, they would also be an "Insights User" at the Site node. However, if they were assigned "Insights User" at the Site node, they would not have the "Insights User" role at the Organization node.

Most customers will choose to assign users roles at the Account node. If the customer has a multisite account, they may choose to give users permission at the Organization level (for wider permissions) or at the Site level (for more scoped permissions). 

The following are more detailed descriptions of the concepts in IAM. 

Hierarchy levelDescription
Organization - also known as Parent OrganizationParent organization is a top node of the Bloomreach customer hierarchy of

Parent Organization → Account → Environment → Site.

Each customer has a Parent Organization. A Parent organization can contain multiple Accounts, and each account can contain multiple Sites.

It is important to note that Users exist at the Organization level. Because of this, the IAM Admin role is only effective at the Organization level in the hierarchy, and users can only be managed at the Organization level.
AccountAn Account is made up of a group of Sites under the same Organization. Each Bloomreach Account always comes with a Staging Environment provisioned by default. The provision of a Production Environment is optional. Roles can be assigned at the Account level.
EnvironmentThis node allows you to grant user access to specific environments. This can include access to both Production and Staging or just the Staging environment. It depends on how your account was set up during the initial provisioning.
SiteA Site is the lowest node of the hierarchy. Roles can be assigned at the Site level.
User management hierarchy with Staging and Production environments

User management hierarchy with Staging and Production environments

User Interface


The user management UI allows for user creation, modification, and deletion and contains admin roles to assign and revoke user permissions. Typically, these UI features will be managed by an admin who is either a business user or an IT admin at your organization. The admin will have access to the user management UI and can make changes to users.

The UI allows for the following:

  1. Creation of new users
  2. Management of user data
  3. Resetting of passwords
  4. Role assignment
  5. Deletion of users

Add a new user


  1. Navigate to Setup in the left nav
  2. Click on User management
  3. Click on the Add New User button
  4. Fill in the user's information, including e-mail address, and select their site access and roles
  5. Click on Add New User to complete the process

Adding a new user for SSO-enabled clients

Regular user creation from the IAM dashboard will not work for SSO-enabled users, as authentication must be done through your SSO provider.

SSO-enabled users should log in directly through their SSO provider using the steps provided below:

  1. Go to the Bloomreach dashboard login page(https://tools.bloomreach.com).
  2. Type in the SSO client's email and click login.
  3. This will take you to your own SSO provider login page. Complete the login here using your SSO credentials.
  4. Post login, you’ll be redirected to the Bloomreach dashboard.
  5. On your first login, a new user will be automatically generated and granted default access (as defined during requirement collection for SSO setup). The IAM admin can follow up later and modify the user's access in the IAM dashboard.

Manage an existing user


  1. Navigate to Setup in the left nav
  2. Click on User management
  3. Click on the Manage dropdown in the Action column
  4. In the dropdown, you will see three choices:
    1. Manage User: change or remove assigned roles and site access
    2. Resend Invitation Email: reset the password for the user and send a password reset e-mail automatically to the e-mail address listed for that given user
    3. Delete User: remove the user completely from access to Discovery. This action is not reversible.

User roles


The following user roles are supported in IAM. These are the roles that an IAM admin can assign to Users. You will only see the roles that are reflective of the Bloomreach products you have integrated on. For example, if you are not integrating Insights and are not an Insights customer, you will not see the "Insights User" role and will not be able to assign this role to anybody. 

Role GroupRole(s)Permissions
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AlgoControl User
An AlgoControl User has Read/Write access to the Recall Studio feature.
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Catalog Feed Developer
Catalog Feed Developer has Read/Write permission to view and manage their catalog data via Catalog Management. It also grants access to Catalog Management APIs used for catalog feed ingestion and related purposes.
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Catalog Reindexing
Catalog Reindexing grants access to the specific action of reindexing a catalog, either via Catalog Management or Dynamic category management. This action is required to update a catalog index when a dynamic category is added or edited. Some customers choose to withhold the ability to trigger this manually and instead use an automated catalog reindex schedule.
Site search and Category roles
  • Search Global Ranking Rules Editor
  • 1. Read and write access to both Search and Category modules.
    2. Read and write access to Global ranking and facet rules.

    The accessible modules are listed below:


    Site search

    - Ranking rules


    - Redirects


    - Facets


    - Autosuggest blocklist


    - Synonyms


    - Campaigns


    - Assets


    - Ranking Diagnostics




    Categories

    - Ranking rules


    - All categories


    - Facets



  • Recommendations & Pathways


  • Insights

    - Account analytics


    - Account overview


    - Account API usage


    - Category analytics


    - Overall performance


    - Top categories


    - Recommendations analytics


    - Just for you


    - More like this



  • Testing

  • Merchandising Audience


  • Setup

    - brSM global configurations


    - Global ranking rules


    - Global facet management


    - Product grid settings


    - API modifier


    - Cloning configurations


    - Dynamic category management


  • Site Search User

  • Site Search - Read Only
  • For the following Discovery apps, a Search Ranking Rules Editor has read and write access, while a Search Ranking Rules Viewer user has read-only access. Both these roles can only view Global ranking and Global facet rules.


    Site search

    - Ranking rules


    - Ranking rules


    - Redirects


    - Facets


    - Autosuggest blocklist


    - Synonyms


    - Campaigns


    - Assets


    - Ranking Diagnostics



  • Recommendations & Pathways


  • Insights

    - Account analytics


    - Account overview


    - Account API usage


    - Category analytics


    - Overall performance


    - Top categories


    - Recommendations analytics


    - Just for you


    - More like this



  • Testing

  • Merchandising Audience


  • Setup

    - brSM global configurations


    - Product grid settings


    - API modifier


    - Cloning configurations


    - Dynamic category management


  • Category Ranking Rules Editor

  • Category Ranking Rules Viewer
  • For the following Discovery apps, a Category Ranking Rules Editor has read and write access, while Category Ranking Rules Viewer has read-only access. Both these roles can only view Global ranking and Global facet rules.


    Categories

    -Ranking rules


    -All categories


    -Facets



  • Recommendations & Pathways


  • Insights

    - Account analytics


    - Account overview


    - Account API usage


    - Category analytics


    - Overall performance


    - Top categories


    - Recommendations analytics


    - Just for you


    - More like this



  • Testing

  • Merchandising Audience


  • Setup

    - brSM global configurations


    - Product grid settings


    - API modifier


    - Cloning configurations


    - Dynamic category management


    Dev Studio Roles
  • Dev Studio User
  • Dev Studio User - Read Only
  • For the following Discovery apps, a Dev Studio User has Read/Write access and a Dev Studio User - Read Only has read-only access:


    Dev Studio

    - Pixel monitor


    - Feed


    - Status (can click and execute Feed Revert button)


    - API explorer


    - API details



    For the Pixel monitor feature, Dev Studio User role lets you view the email list (adding/removing other users' subscriptions) and change the alert threshold.Dev Studio User - Read Only role grants access to the Pixel Monitor feature and lets you subscribe to alerts.
    Dev Studio (Feed Config) Roles - Only applicable to Bloomreach Partners
  • Dev Studio (Feed Config) User
  • Dev Studio (Feed Config) User - Read Only
  • For the following Discovery apps, a Dev Studio (Feed Config) User has Read/Write access and a Dev Studio (Feed Config) User - Read Only has read-only access:


    Dev Studio

    - Account information


    - Pixel monitor


    - Feed


    - Configuration


    - Status


    - Attribute configuration


    - API explorer


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    IAM Admin
    An IAM Admin has Read/Write access to the following Discovery apps:


    Setup

    - User management


    - API key management


    Events management User - Read OnlyA Events management User - Read Only has access to the Events management feature.
    Insights Roles
  • Insights User
  • Insights User - Read Only
  • For the following Discovery apps, an Insights user has Read/Write access and an Insights User - Read Only user has read-only access:


    Insights

    - Opportunities


    - Top opportunities


    - Improve category navigation


    - Improve site search


    - Activities


    - Playbooks


    - Collections


    - Product collections


    - Category collections


    - Page collections


    - Query collections


    - Brand collections


    - Library


    - Overview


    - Sitewide overview


    - Site search overview


    - Site search KPIs


    - Reporting


    - Category page diagnostics


    - Product dashboard


    - Brand dashboard


    - Page dashboard


    - Site search diagnostics



  • Setup
  • Organic (Thematic) Roles
  • Organic (Thematic) User
  • Organic (Thematic) User - Read Only
  • For the following Discovery apps, an Organic (Thematic) User has Read/Write access and an Organic (Thematic) User - Read Only has read-only access:

  • SEO

  • Insights

    - Account analytics


    - Account overview


    - Account traffic breakdown


    - Account API usage


    - SEO analytics


    - Overall performance


    - Incremental


    - Generated pages


    - Overview


    - Top performing pages


    - Device traffic


    - Overall


    - Desktop


    - Mobile


    - Tablet



    Setup

    - Global facet management


    - API details


    Organic (Widgets) Roles
  • Organic (Widgets) User
  • Organic (Widgets) User - Read Only
  • For the following Discovery apps, an Organic (Widgets) User has Read/Write access and an Organic (Widgets) User - Read Only has read-only access:


    Insights

    - Account analytics


    - Account overview


    - Account traffic breakdown


    - Account API usage


    - SEO analytics


    - Overall performance


    - Incremental


    - Targeted pages


    - Overview


    - Top performing page


    - Device traffic


    - Overall


    - Desktop


    - Mobile


    - Tablet


    Pathways Roles
  • Pathways User
  • Pathways User - Read Only
  • For the following Discovery apps, a Pathways User has Read/Write access and a Pathways User - Read Only has read-only access:


    Search & Merchandising

    - Site Search


    - Ranking rules


    - Redirects


    - Facets


    - Autosuggest blocklist


    - Synonyms


    - Categories


    - Ranking rules


    - All category pages


    - Facets


    - Operational tools


    - Campaigns & assets


    - Campaigns


    - Assets


    - Ranking Diagnostics



  • Pathways & Recommendations


  • Insights

    - Account analytics


    - Account overview


    - Account API usage


    - Site search analytics


    - Overall performance


    - Top keywords


    - No revenue keywords


    - No search results keywords


    - Category analytics


    - Overall performance


    - Top categories


    - Recommendations analytics


    - Just for you


    - More like this



  • Testing

  • Merchandising Audience


  • Setup

    - brSM global configurations


    - Global ranking rules


    - Global facet management


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    Personalization User
    A Personalization User has access to the Real-Time Segments for Discovery feature. The user will also receive email notifications for the exposed segmentations.
    -Usage Report UserA Usage Report User has access to the Usage Dashboard feature.

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    Note

    The following are placeholder roles currently and do not support any functionality:

    • DataConnect Admin
    • Dataconnect Autosuggest Job Manager (Internal Only)
    • Feed API User - Read Only
    • Resource Accounts User - Read Only
    • Resource Catalogs User - Read Only
    • DataConnect Admin
    • Service Quotas Admin
    • Service Quotas User
    • Service Quotas User - Read Only
    • brXM System Admin