User authentication. Credentials for

B2B Data Exchange

user accounts. User authentication controls which users can log in to the Operation Console. You can use native authentication or Informatica domain authentication.

User groups. Sets of users with permissions and privileges that determine the actions that users can perform in the Operation Console. You must include each user in one or more user groups.

Categories. Additional permissions that you use to determine which user groups can access objects. You create categories and grant permissions for the categories to user groups. The operator assigns categories to

accounts, profiles, and partners

.

Portal user groups. Groups with access privileges to the partner Portal.