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Existing roles and their assigned permissions can be copied to a different role name. After the role and its permissions are copied, you can change the role as needed.
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Existing Roles and their assigned permissions can be copied to a different Role name. After the Role and its permissions are copied, you can change the Role as needed.
  
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To copy an existing Role:
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| You can use the predefined IMSMA roles as templates for creating new roles. To do this, copy the predefined IMSMA role under a new name using the steps described below.
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<li>In the '''Accounts''' menu &rarr; '''Roles'''.</li>
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[[Image:Role window1.png|350px|center]]<br/>
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<li>From the Role List window, click the name of the Role you would like to copy.</li>
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<li>Click the [[Image:FieldViewIcon.png]] button.</li>
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[[Image:RoleEditorWindow.png|500px|center]]<br/>
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<li>The Role Editor window displays the permissions assigned to the selected Role. </li>
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<li>Click the '''Save As''' button.</li>
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[[Image:New role.png|260px|center]]<br/>
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<li>Enter the name for the new Role in the New Role Name field.</li>
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<li>Click '''OK'''.
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:If the Role is successfully copied, the Role Permissions window displays the name of the Role you entered in step 5 in the '''Role''' field.  
  
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To copy an existing role:
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{{Note | The following error message indicates that the Role name you entered is in use by another Role.
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:''Role name ___ already in use. Save As could not be completed.''
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Click the '''OK''' button and enter a unique role name.}}
  
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#From the '''Accounts''' menu select '''Roles'''.
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<li>Change the information as needed.</li>
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::The Role List window displays.
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<li>Click the '''Save''' button.</li>
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# From the Role List window, click the naeme of the role you would like to copy.
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#Click the [[File:Pencil.png|20px|<span title=""></span>]] button.
 
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::The Role Editor window displays the permissions assigned to the selected role.
 
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#Click the '''Save As''' button.
 
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::The Save Role As window displays.
 
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#In the Save Role As window, enter the name for the new role in the New Role Name field.
 
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#Do one of the following:
 
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*To make a copy of a role, click '''OK'''.
 
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::If the role is successfully copied, the Role Permissions window displays the name of the role you entered in step 5 in the '''Role''' field.
 
  
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{{NavBox HowTo Users and Roles}}
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| The following error[[File:Error Message.png|20px|<span title=""></span>]] message indicates that the role name you entered is in use by another role.
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[[Category:NAA]]
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Role name ___ already in use. Save As could not be completed.
 
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Latest revision as of 08:52, 15 June 2017

Existing Roles and their assigned permissions can be copied to a different Role name. After the Role and its permissions are copied, you can change the Role as needed.

To copy an existing Role:

  1. In the Accounts menu → Roles.
    2. Role window1.png

  2. From the Role List window, click the name of the Role you would like to copy.
  3. Click the FieldViewIcon.png button.
    4. RoleEditorWindow.png

  4. The Role Editor window displays the permissions assigned to the selected Role.
  5. Click the Save As button.
    6. New role.png

  6. Enter the name for the new Role in the New Role Name field.
  7. Click OK.
    If the Role is successfully copied, the Role Permissions window displays the name of the Role you entered in step 5 in the Role field.
    Note.jpg The following error message indicates that the Role name you entered is in use by another Role.
    Role name ___ already in use. Save As could not be completed.

    Click the OK button and enter a unique role name.

  8. Change the information as needed.
  9. Click the Save button.
Defining Roles, Permissions and Users
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