# Who are the actors

In Data Mover, actors are the **participants in the data management process**. 

In this process, data producers and data consumers play crucial roles. The process starts when Data Mover receives or collects data from the **data producer** and ends when the **data consumer** receives or collects data from Data Mover. 

In Data Mover, actors are classified into two categories:

1. **Application**: this actor represents a data producer or consumer **internal** to the organization using Data Mover.\
   For example, if an organization uses Data Mover and a CRM system to internally process data, then the CRM system is considered an Application-type data producer.
2. **Partner**: this actor represents a data producer or consumer **external** to the organization using Data Mover. \
   For example, in the above scenario, when an organization using Data Mover needs to integrate its CRM orders with a spare parts supplier, the supplier is considered a Partner-type data consumer.

Actors must be configured with specific settings, including external users and groups accessing Data Mover servers, the actor's Virtual File Systems (VFS), configurations to manage received or sent data, and settings to enable interaction between the actor and Data Mover.

The **Company** is a system actor that represents the organization adopting Data Mover. It is created automatically when installing Data Mover.


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