Create Role

Use roles to characterize groups of WebCenter Portal users to determine what they can see and do in the Home portal and control access to WebCenter Portal administration pages.

When defining application roles, use self-descriptive role names and try to keep the role policy as simple as possible. Choose as few roles as you can, while maintaining an effective policy.

Take care to assign appropriate access rights when assigning permissions for new roles. Do not allow users to perform more actions than are necessary for the role but at the same time, try not to inadvertently restrict them from activities they must perform. In some cases, users may fall into multiple roles.

To define a new application role:

1. Enter a suitable name for the role.

   Ensure the role names are self-descriptive. Make it as obvious as possible which users should belong to which roles. Role names can contain alphanumeric characters, blank spaces, and underscores.

2. (Optional) Choose a Role Template.

   The new role inherits permissions from the role template. You can modify these permissions in the next step.

   Choose Administrator to create a role that inherits full, administrative privileges. Conversely, choose Public-User to create a role that typically provides minimal privileges. Alternatively, choose a custom application role to be your template.

3. Click OK.

   The new role appears in the Role drop-down. The permissions list shows which actions users with this role can perform. Use the Roles drop-down to select another role.