# Role Concept

## How to Apply the Properties of a Role to a New Role

| Select Manager > Permissions > Role Model > Roles. The Role combined form is opened.
| Switch to Insert mode with the button .
| In the Role field, enter DOKU-M-USER.
| Click the Abstract field in order to enable the Abstract flag.
| This flag specifies if the selected role is a real function within the company or if it has been created to simplify the role structure.
| In the Description field, enter Virtual documentation manager-M-user.
| Select the tab Structure to activate it.
| Switch to Insert mode with the button .
| In the Role field, click the button . The Roles list is opened.
| Find the role DOKU-USER.
| Highlight this entry and select the Take entry option from the context menu.
| To save the entry click the button .
| Adding this role transfers all privileges, licenses, etc. of the DOKU-USER role to the holder of the DOKU_M_USER role by way of inheritance.
| Select the tab Privileges to activate it.
| Switch to Insert mode with the button .
| In the Role field, click the button . The Roles list is opened.
| Find the access privilege EDB-DOC-ARC-DEL.
| Highlight this entry and select the Take entry option from the context menu.
| The DOKU-M-USER role does now feature all privileges of the DOKU-USER role and the additional privilege of deleting documents of type ARCHIVED_DOC.
| To save the entry click the button .