The Flex User Administration tab provides configuration options for Flex users that are similar to those on the User Administration tab. The tab provides panes for configuring different permissions.
Understanding User Type Permissions Pane
The User Types Permissions pane lists the Flex Operations User Types, Available User Type Permissions, and Current User Type Permissions in a three column layout.
The standard Flex User Types are:
• Flex Full Operations plus Switching: Provides access to all Flex Operations tools (such as the Events List, Map, and so on) plus the Switching-related tools, such as switching sheets.
• Flex Full Operations: Provides access to all Flex Operations tools.
• Flex Crew Operations: Provides a limited version of Flex Operations with only the tools necessary for crew administration functions.
• Flex Switching Request: Provides access to the Flex Operations Switching Request environment with only the tools necessary to create switching requests.
• Flex View Only: Provides read-only access to the operational environment.
Adding User Types and Assigning Permissions
To add a Flex user type, perform the following actions.
1. Click Add User Type to open the Add/Edit User Type dialog box.
2. In the dialog box, enter the User Type Name.
Once you have named a new user type, you will need to assign them permissions for what tasks they are allowed to perform. For example, the user types range from a very restricted View Only user to the Full Operations plus Switching user who has access to view and perform an expansive list of actions.
Note that when you select a new user type in the User Type column, the Available User Type Permissions column will display the list of available permissions and the Current User Type Permissions column will be empty.
3. Select the new User Type and then select a permission from the Available User Type Permissions column. Click the Add Selected Permission button to give the user type permission to perform the action. The permission will be moved to the Current User Type Permissions column.
4. Continue adding the permissions for the user type, as necessary.
Note: You can remove a User Type by selecting it from the User Type column and clicking the Remove User Type button.
Removing Permissions from a User Type
To remove a permission from a Flex user type, select the User Type, then select the permission you wish to remove from the Current User Type Permissions column, and click the Remove Selected Permission button.
Controlling Permissions at a User Level
In addition to the permissions associated with a User Type, you can assign or deny users individual permissions using the User Additional Permissions and the User Denied Permissions panes, respectively. The two panes are analogous to the User Type Permissions pane with three columns listing users, available permissions, and permissions granted or denied for a selected user.
• The User Additional Permissions pane allows you to specify that a selected user will always have a given permission regardless of what User Type they log in as.
• To grant an additional permission, select the user name from the User column, select a permission to be granted for all of the user's assigned user types, and click Add Selected Permission.
• You can remove an additional permission by selecting the user and the permission (in the Current User Additional Permissions column) and clicking Remove Selected Permission.
• The User Denied Permissions pane allows you to specify that a selected user will not be allowed a given permission even if it is included in the User Type they log in as.
• To deny a permission, select the user name from the User column, select a permission to be denied (for all of the user's assigned user types), and click Add Selected Permission.
• You can remove a denied permission by selecting the user and the permission (in the Current User Denied Permissions column) and clicking Remove Selected Permission.
Both panes have a Refresh Flex Users... button that allows you to update the table.