Role Preferences

During implementation, you set default role preferences for the enterprise.

To set role preferences, you perform the Manage Applications Security Preferences task, which opens the General tab of the Security Console Administration tab. From there, click the Roles tab. You can also set role preferences at any time on the Security Console.

Copied-Role Names

To create roles, copy predefined roles and edit the copied roles. Here's what happens when you copy a predefined role:

• The ORA_ prefix, which identifies predefined roles, is removed automatically from the role code of the copied role.

• The enterprise prefix and suffix values are added automatically to the role name and code of the copied role.

You specify enterprise prefix and suffix values on the Roles tab of the Security Console Administration tab. These are the default values:

• Prefix values are blank.

• The role-name suffix is Custom.

• The role-code suffix is _CUSTOM.

You can supply prefix values and change the suffix values, as required. If you change these values, click Save. The changes take effect immediately.

Graph Nodes and Default Views

Use the Roles tab of the Security Console to view role hierarchies. By default, these hierarchies are displayed in tabular format. To use graphical format by default, clear the Enable default table view option on the Roles tab of the Security Console Administration tab.

When role hierarchies are displayed on the Roles tab, the number of nodes can be very high. To limit the number of nodes in the graphical view, set the Graph Node Limit option on the Roles tab of the Security Console Administration tab. When you display a role hierarchy with more nodes than the specified limit, switch to the tabular format.