3.17.2 Role management
The role management function of JP1/IM - Service Support manages the roles that can be used during JP1/IM - Service Support operation and the users who belong to the roles.
Roles can be categorized into system roles and user-created roles.
- Organization of this subsection
(1) System roles
System roles are provided for system administrators. You cannot change the role IDs of system roles. Unlike user-created roles that can be deleted, you cannot delete any system roles.
The following table lists and describes system roles.
System role name (role ID) |
Description |
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User management role (_jp1user) |
Users belonging to this role can:
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Process work board management role (_jp1ITsystem) |
Users belonging to this role can:
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Work management role (_jp1workmgr) |
Users belonging to this role can:
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Note that the user jp1admin belongs to all system roles and cannot be removed from these roles.
(2) User-created roles
According to the requirements for work assignment in process work board management, users can create and define roles. These roles are called user-created roles.
(a) Definition information for user-created roles
The following table lists the types of information that can be used to define a user-created role.
Type |
Description |
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Role ID |
ID that identifies a role |
Role name |
Display name for a role |
Comment |
Supplementary information about a role |
(b) Adding, editing, and deleting user-created roles
You can add, edit, and delete user-created roles by using JP1/IM - Service Support windows. To do so, however, you must belong to the user management role.
The following table shows the windows that can be used to add, edit, and delete user-created roles.
Operation |
Window |
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Add |
New role window (This window can be opened from the Role management window) |
Edit |
Edit role window (This window can be opened from the Role management window) |
Delete |
Role management window |
For details, see 8.3 Creating roles.
(3) Mapping between roles and users
System roles and user-created roles are displayed in the Role management window. You can use this window to map between roles and users by assigning users to roles. A user can belong to multiple roles.
The following figure shows a mapping between roles and users.
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The steps in the above figure are described below.
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In the upper frame of the Role management window, select a role to which you want to map users. When a role is selected, the lower frame displays a list of users who belong to the selected role.
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From the Action menu, select Add Member to open the Select user window.
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In the Select user window, select the users whom you want to add to the selected role and click Settings. The selected users are added to the list in the lower frame of the Role management window.
(4) Viewing role information
You can use the following windows to view the information about roles registered in JP1/IM - Service Support:
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List of roles window: Lists roles that are registered.
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Role details window: Displays the details of a role.
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List of members window: Lists users who belong to a role.
The above windows can be opened by clicking a role name displayed in the Item list of the main window (Item list) or in the View Item window.