Defining and Editing Roles

Roles are also limited by a chosen user's permitted access to device groups. Device groups accessible to a user are specified in the user's account.

A role defines what a user can do within NetMRI. Each role consists of a set of privileges that specify permitted activities. The Roles page (Settings icon > User Admin > Roles) enables an administrator to create, edit, and delete roles.

To create a new role, complete the following:

Click Add (below the table).
In the Add Role dialog > Users tab, enter a descriptive name in the Name field.
In the Description field, describe the role.
Click Save.
This adds the new role to the Roles table. The Users and Privileges tabs appear.
You can assign one or more user accounts or privileges to the new role. It is not necessary to assign users to the role (this can be done in the user account), but privileges must be assigned for the new pole to be meaningful.
In the Users tab, click Add.
The Add User for <Username> Role dialog box appears, displaying a Users drop-down list and the list of Device Groups in the appliance.
In the Add User for <Username> Role dialog > User drop-down list, choose one or more users for the role.
In the Device Group table, select the device group checkboxes to be associated with this role.
Click OK.
As needed, repeat steps 5 through 8 for other accounts.

A role containing optional user/device group definitions can be assigned only to users listed in the Role Users tab. To allow a role to be assigned to any user, delete user/device group definitions in this tab.

To specify privileges for the role, perform the following:

In the Edit Role > Privileges tab, click Add.
In the Add Privileges dialog box, select the Privileges checkboxes (see list below) to be associated with the role.
Click OK.
In the Edit Role dialog, click Save & Close.