Users and User Roles

There are three kinds of User Roles:

• Regular

• Organization

• Community

• What Different User Roles Mean?

• Defining User Roles

What Different User Roles Mean?

A user generally has some Regular, Organization, and Community roles. You can view the roles and other attributes associated with a user by selecting a user from the User tab in the Enterprise Admin portlet.

Regular Roles

Guest, User, Power User, Owner, and Administrator are the different Regular Roles. All the user with login access to WebSynergy are assigned with the 'User' role. It defines the difference between a Guest and a person who has a user ID in the portal. By default, all users are also assigned the Power User role. This role by default gives users their own personal pages (both public and private) where they can place portlets.

To make yourself an Administrator, click the Select link. A window listing all the roles in the system pops us. Click the Administrator link from the pop-up window. You are now an administrator of the portal. Log out of the portal and then log back in with your own user ID. You can now create a private page for the administration portlets and set them up in your own space.

Organization Roles

You can assign organization roles to users who are members of a organization. Organization Administrator, Organization Member, and Organization Owner are the roles which can be assigned to a user.

Community Roles

You can assign community roles to users who are members of a community. Community Administrator, Community Member, Community Owner, Content Designer, Content Editor, and Content Publisher are the roles which can be assigned to a user.

Defining User Roles

All users are listed on clicking the Users tab in the Enterprise Admin portlet. You can assign roles to a user.

To Define User Roles

1. Login to WebSynergy as Admin user.

2. Click 'Add Applications' from the welcome menu.

3. Click 'Add' against the 'Enterprise Admin' portlet.

4. Click the “Users' tab.

5. Choose a user from the list.

   You can define Regular Roles, Community Roles, and Organization Roles tabs allow assigning Regular, Community, and Organization roles for the user.

6. Click 'Roles' under 'User Information' for the user.

   You can assign Regular roles for all users in addition to the default Regular roles. To assign Organization or Community roles, the user need to be a member of a WebSynergy organization or community. Also you can remove the roles assigned to a user.

   • Choose 'Select' under Regular Roles, Organization Roles, or Community Roles to assign more Regular, Organization, or Community roles respectively.

   • Choose 'Remove' corresponding to a role to remove the role assigned.

7. Click Save.