Modifying Roles

Purpose

Follow this procedure to edit, copy, or delete an existing role.

PRIVILEGES  Manage Role Definitions

Constraints

• You cannot delete a role while it is specified within any lifecycle.

• When you remove a Dimensions user or role from a product, the inbox for that user does not change. A relevant new user role will be able to carry out those actions.

• You cannot copy or edit the ID of an existing role.

• When you copy a role, the role assignments of the existing role are also copied to the new role.

To edit, copy, or delete a role:

1. From the Role Definitions main window, select the role that you want to edit, copy, or delete. You can select multiple roles from the content pane if you want to edit or delete a group of roles.

2. Do one of the following:

   If you want to...	Then...
   Edit a role	Click the Edit button: . In the Edit Role Definition dialog box, change the value of the Description field.
   Copy a role	Click the Copy button: . In the Copy Role Definition dialog box, enter the name of the new role in the ID field. Change the value of the Description field that was copied from the selected role as necessary.
   Delete a role	Click the Delete button: . Confirm that you want to delete the role(s) by clicking Yes.

Related Topics

Edit/Copy Role Definition Dialog Box

Adding Roles

Assigning Roles