A user role defines permissions for users to perform a group of activities.
To create a new User Role
NOTE: Basic and Lite Roles are only available if your subscription is based on Full/Basic/Lite user model. See Licensing
To create a Lite/Basic user role:
- Open the tenant administration page
- Log-in as Administrator
- Select Administration from the dropdown in the Header
(the Administration page opens with menu on the left) - In the Left Navigation Area, select Security. The Security expands to display list.
- Select User Roles. The existing User Roles display.
- Click on + NEW, choose on of: Full Role, Lite Role, or Basic Role from menu pending on the need. On the form:
- Type the name for the user role in the Name field.
- Type the description for the user role in the Description field.
- In Applications field select Pencil icon. The Select dialogue appears. In Select Application dialogue, select the application you want and click OK button to confirm the selection.
- For Record Access tab, create access for the role. Please refer to Record Access for more information.
- For Navigation Access tab, pick the desired navigation items.
- Click Save to save changes on form.
Alternatively, new user role can be created from Security roles tab of the User Accounts form.
Assigning an existing user account to a user role
To assign an existing user account to a user role:
- On User Role form, select the Users tab.
- Select the Link to Existing icon. The Select User Account dialogue appears.
- Quicksearch for the user account you want.
- Select OK to confirm.
If the user account is not yet created, please refer to the User Accounts page to create it beforehand.
Alternatively, it can be created by selecting +NEW on Users tab (see step 1)