PolicyCenter business rules roles and permissions

PolicyCenter business rule roles and permissions:
  • Govern access to the ClaimCenter application screens that relate to business rules
  • Define the permitted functionality available on the business rule screens

A permission provides the ability to perform some task such as accessing an application screen or editing the contents of that screen. A role is a grouping of permissions that you can assign to a user.

Roles

In the base configuration, PolicyCenter provides the following user role for use with business rules.

Underwriting Rules Viewer View the Business Rules > Import/Export Status screen, from which it is possible to view information or download rules only
Underwriting Rules Editor View and edit underwriting rules

Underwriting Rules Admin

All permissions related to underwriting business rules

Permissions

In the base configuration, PolicyCenter provides the following permissions for use with underwriting business rules.

Permission

Code

Provides ability to…

View Rules

uwruleview

View the Business Rules > Import/Export Status screen for the underwriting rules

Edit Rules

uwruleedit

Perform the following business rule edit operations:

  • Create, clone, edit, delete
  • Revert a rule to a specific rule version
  • Enable or disable a business rule
  • Promote a business rule to Staged status

Approve Rules

uwruleapprove

Promote a business rule to Approved status.

Deploy Rules

uwruledeploy

Deploy approved business rules.

Import Rules

uwruleimport

Import business rules into PolicyCenter.

File security-config.xml

Guidewire defines the default permissions for each business rule subtype in file security-config.xml. Thus, you see in the base configuration file, the following permissions associated with the Underwriting business rules.
<BizRulesPermissions>
  <RuleSubtypeAccessProfile entity="UWRule">
    <RuleViewPermission permission="uwruleview"/>
    <RuleEditPermission permission="uwruleedit"/>
    <RuleDeployPermission permission="uwruledeploy"/>
    <RuleImportPermission permission="uwruleimport"/>
    <RuleApprovePermission permission="uwruleapprove"/>
  </RuleSubtypeAccessProfile>
</BizRulesPermissions>