In the Bottleneck Manufacturing Portal, a User represents an individual who has access to the system. Users are typically employees, associates, or external collaborators associated with your Manufacturer Org. Each User has a unique profile, with a username and password for accessing the portal. Additionally, Users are assigned various roles and permissions, governed by membership and policy, to define their access levels and the actions they can perform within the system.

Let’s consider an employee named "John Doe" at “Sunshine Beverages LLC.” John could be a production manager responsible for overseeing the manufacturing processes. He would have a User account within the Bottleneck Manufacturing Portal, allowing him to log in, view production schedules, and manage inventory levels. Another example could be "Jane Smith," a sales representative who uses the system to track customer orders and communicate with clients.

A User can have several relations within the system:

John Doe, our production manager at "Sunshine Beverages LLC," would have a User profile associated with the Manufacturer Org. His Membership could be ‘active,’ indicating he is a current employee. His Policy might be ‘Production Manager’ which would grant him Permissions to access production schedules, inventory levels, and work orders but not sales data or financial information. On the other hand, Jane Smith, the sales representative, could have a Policy named ‘Sales Representative,’ allowing her to access customer orders, invoices, and customer communication tools but restricting her from modifying production plans.

The User entity has associated lifecycle states through Membership:

Membership is a relation that links a User to a Manufacturer Org within the Bottleneck Manufacturing Portal. It specifies the status of the User’s association with the organization and, in turn, their ability to access the portal. Membership is crucial for managing and tracking the involvement of different individuals within your Manufacturer Org.

In our previous example, John Doe’s Membership would be ‘active’ as he is currently employed with "Sunshine Beverages LLC." If John were newly hired, his Membership status might initially be 'invited' until he completes the registration process. In case John leaves the company, his Membership status could be changed to 'inactive.'

Membership primarily connects the User to the Manufacturer Org and carries a status reflecting the nature of this connection.

Policy in the Bottleneck Manufacturing Portal is a set of rules and permissions assigned to a User.

It defines what sections and features within the system a User can access and what actions they are allowed to perform. Permissions are specific access rights or actions that are grouped under a Policy.

At "Sunshine Beverages LLC," the production managers might have a Policy named "Production Manager" which includes Permissions such as viewing production schedules, managing inventory levels, and creating work orders. Sales representatives might have a different Policy, “Sales Representative”, with Permissions that allow them to track sales orders, manage customer relations, and generate invoices.

For John Doe, the production manager, his User account could be assigned a Policy that groups together Permissions like "View Production Schedule," "Manage Inventory," and "Create Work Order." These Permissions define what John is allowed to do within the portal.

Policies and Permissions typically do not have lifecycle states. They are either assigned to a User or not. However, they can be created, modified, or deleted by administrators as needed.