Roles

With all of the continuous work involved with developing APIs, migrating them to a different environment, and approvals, it is essential that you define who will be performing each task in the lifecycle. Assigning roles for individuals and groups will provide a fluent process with appropriate checks and balances throughout. In this section, we will discuss the different roles that can be established and assigned.

The "who" of the lifecycle

We have discussed the entire API and product lifecycle in the previous section, including what it is and how to move your APIs and products through these stages and states. Before we talk about who will perform these steps along the way, we must discuss who can do what within your API Connect environment. That is, what permissions are given to who. This is a major part of our governance process as it enforces the separation of duties throughout your lifecycle and management process.

As with any governance process, it is...