Creating a Role

Create a new role when you need a new combination of permissions.

  1. Choose User Management > Roles. The Manage Roles dialog appears.

    Tip: You can also access the Manage Roles dialog by clicking the Manage Roles button in the Edit User 'XXX' dialog.

  2. Click New. The Create New Role dialog appears.
  3. Type the role's name in the Role Name field.
  4. Type a description for the role in the Description field.
  5. Click the Privileges tab to assign one or multiple permissions.
    1. Click Add. The "Add Privileges to new Role" dialog appears.
    2. Select the permission you want from the Privileges list.
    3. If the permission you selected contains any argument setting, the Arguments list is shown to the right, such as the Switch Actuator permission. Then select one or multiple arguments.
    4. Click Add to add the selected permission (and arguments if any).
    5. Repeat Steps a to d until you add all necessary permissions.
  6. Click OK.

Now you can assign the new role to any users. See Creating a User Profile or Modifying a User Profile.

See Also

Setting Up Roles

Modifying a Role

Deleting a Role

Changing the Role List View