Cisco Cisco Connected Grid Design Suite Substation Workbench Release 1.0 User Guide

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CGDS - Substation Workbench Release 1.0
Designer Role User Guide
Revised: June 18, 2013
OL-29888-01
CGDS - Substation Workbench Release 1.0 
Substation Workbench Designer Role
The Designer role in CGDS - Substation Workbench has the capabilities needed to create and monitor 
the networks and equipment accessible to the software. This monitoring can be “read-only,” in that the 
user who accesses Substation Workbench in the Designer role can observe outputs and connections, but 
it is also “read/write,” in that the Designer role givers the user the opportunity to create, influence, and 
change these systems. 
The Designer role allows a user to observing the behavior of a certain substation or network design. 
The Designer role also allows the user to make changes in a network configuration, or create new 
interfaces to switches and other equipment.
This section of this CGDS - Substation Workbench is designed to overview the capabilities of a user with 
Designer role abilities. 
The Designer Role Compared to Other Roles
We can clarify this role by comparing it to a role with greater access, such as the Manager or 
Administrator roles. For example, a user in the Manager role can safeguard new models from 
experimentation by Designer role users to avoid unwanted changes.