Managing User Roles

The system uses the following functionalities to manage user roles:

Adding New User Roles

CloudVision Portal enables you to create new roles as needed to ensure that you are able to efficiently manage CVP user permissions. When you create a new role, you specify the read and write permissions for each CVP module.

Once a role has been created, it is automatically added to the list of Available roles, and you can assign it to users that should have the permissions defined in the role. When you assign the role to a user, they inherit the read and write permissions defined in the role.

Complete the following steps to create new roles:

  1. Navigate to the Access Control page.
  2. Under Access Control in the left menu, click Roles.

    The Roles page lists all current roles.

    Figure 1. Roles Page
  3. Click + New Role at the upper right corner of the Roles page.

    The system pops-up the New Role window.

    Figure 2. New Role Pop-Up Window
  4. Provide the required information in corresponding fields.
  5. Click Save.

    The new role is saved to the CVP database and is available to be assigned to users.

    Note: The roles created can be assigned to locally created users or by the external AAA server to its known users.

Modifying User Roles

CloudVision Portal provides the functionality required to change the permissions of an existing role. This enables you to efficiently change the permissions of all users that are assigned the role. After you modify the role, all users assigned the role inherit the read and write permissions defined in the new version of the role.

Complete the following steps to modify an existing role:

  1. Navigate to the Access Control page.
  2. Under in the left menu, click Roles.
  3. In the Roles page, click the edit icon available next to the corresponding role name.

    The system pops-up the Edit Role window displaying all information related to the corresponding role.

    Figure 3. Edit Role Pop-Up Window
  4. Modify the required Information.
  5. Click Save.

    The new version of the role is saved to the CVP database.

    Note: All users assigned the role inherit the read and write permissions defined in the new version of the role.

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Removing User Roles

Complete these steps to remove a user role:

  1. Navigate to the Access Control page.
  2. Under Access Control in the left menu, click Roles.

    The Roles page lists all current user roles.

  3. Select the required user roles for removal.
  4. Click Remove Role/Remove Roles at the upper right corner of the Roles page.

    The system prompts to confirm removal.

    Figure 4. Remove User Role
  5. Click Delete.

    The system deletes selected user roles.

    Note: A role assigned to user(s) cannot be deleted.

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