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 have the ability to 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 customer hierarchy is Parent OrganizationAccountSite. 

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 → 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 an Organization level. Because of this, the IAM Admin role only exists at an organization node 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. Roles can be assigned at the Account level.
SiteA Site is the lowest node of the customer hierarchy. Roles can be assigned at the Site level.

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 Dashboard Controls feature.
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AlgoSegmentation User
An AlgoSegmentation User has access to the Real-Time Segments for Discovery feature. The user will also receive email notifications for the exposed segmentation.
Category Roles
  • Category User
  • Category User - Read Only
  • For the following Discovery apps, aCategory User has Read/Write access and Category User - Read Only has read-only access.


    Categories

    - All category pages


    - Facets




    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 facet management


    - API modifier


    - API details


    DataConnect Roles
  • DataConnect Admin
  • DataConnect User
  • DataConnect Admin user has Read/Write permission to view and manage their catalog data via Catalog Management.

    DataConnect User has Read/Write permission to view and manage their catalog data via Catalog 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 details


    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


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


    Search & Merchandising

    - Site Search


    - Ranking rules


    - Redirects


    - Facets


    - Autosuggest blocklist


    - Synonyms


    - Operational tools


    - Campaigns & assets


    - Campaigns


    - Assets


    - Ranking Diagnostics





    Insights

    - Account analytics


    - Account overview


    - Account API usage


    - Site search analytics


    - Overall performance


    - Top keywords


    - No revenue keywords


    - No search results keywords


    - Recommendations analytics


    - Just for you


    - More like this



    Testing

    Merchandising Audience


    Setup

    - brSM global configurations


    - Global ranking rules


    - Global facet management


    - API modifier


    - API details


    -Usage Report UserA Usage Report User has access to the Usage Dashboard feature.

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    Service Quotas Roles

    The following placeholder roles would be part of upcoming feature releases. They currently do not support any functionality:

    • Service Quotas Admin
    • Service Quotas User
    • Service Quotas User - Read Only