Tandem Capacity Model (TCM) Manual

If you entered an incorrect, blank, or null password, your authorization level changes to capacity
planner.
TCM Administrator
The TCM administrator is the second-highest level. It is password-protected. TCM administrators
can do everything that capacity planners can do, and can also perform TCM administrative
functions, such as creating apportionment tables.
The default password is “admin.” This password is not case-sensitive, and both the WA and
Performance models have the same default passwords.
Super User
The super user is the highest, most unrestricted level in TCM. It is also passwordprotected. Super
users can do everything that TCM administrators can do, and can also enter the Excel program
and remove the protected status of fields in TCM models. Because the ability to modify any field
makes it easier to corrupt a model inadvertently, users with this authorization level must exercise
caution when working with unprotected models.
The default password is “super.” This password is not case-sensitive, and both the WA and
Performance models have the same default passwords.
Changing Authorization Levels
To change authorization levels:
1. Open a WA model or a Performance model.
2. Either:
• Select Options > Change Authorization Level. The TCM Password dialog box appears.
• Click the User Authorization Level button located at the top left corner. The TCM Password
dialog box appears.
3. At the prompt, enter the password for the new authorization level if one has been set. TCM
calculates the values to reflect the changes.
The default password for the administrator authorization level is “admin”. The default password
for the super authorization level is “super”. The default passwords are not case-sensitive, and
both the WA and Performance models have the same default passwords.
4. Click OK.
When you enter the appropriate password, TCM changes your authorization to the level that
corresponds with the password you entered.
Passwords
The distribution version of TCM contains the preassigned passwords for the top two authorization
levels: TCM administrator (“admin”) and super user (“super”). Both the WA and Performance
models have the same default passwords.
You can establish separate passwords for both the WA and Performance model at the two
authorization levels. That is, you can have four separate passwords:
• TCM administrator WA password
• TCM administrator PM password
• Super-user WA password
• Super-user PM password
For example, you can change the TCM administrator WA password to “banana,” the TCM
administrator PM password to “pumpkin,” the superuser WA password to “squash,” and the
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