3.4.1.3 Roles

This section describes the following items.

Select “Role” under “User Management” in the navigation area to manage roles.
Clicking on a role displayed in the configuration area will take you to the “Role details” window. Roles added by users are added as the Custom type, and standard roles are registered as Pre-Installed or Primitive types.

(Table) Types of operation buttons in the “Role management” window

Item Description
Add Opens the "Role registration" window.
Becomes inactive when the checkbox is selected.
Delete Opens the delete confirmation dialog box.
If a checkbox is not selected, or if Primitive or Pre-Installed is the selected type, it will be inactive.


(1) Adding roles

Click the “Add” button to add new roles. Clicking the “Add” button will open the “Add role” window. Click the “Save” button after entering the role information to add a role. For information on the characters allowed for each item, see “Notes on characters that can be entered”.

A description of the contents displayed in the “Add role” window is shown below.

(Table) Types of content displayed in the “Add role” window

Item Required Description
Name Yes Role name
Description No Detailed description

Assigning of roles is performed in the related resources area.
Switch the contents displayed on each tab, and click the “Edit” button to display the corresponding assignment dialog box.
The tab types are as follows.

(Table) Related resources area tabs

Item Description
Users Displays a list of users to whom roles are directly assigned.
The displayed columns are as follows.
  • Name: User name
  • Groups: Groups assigned to the user
Groups Displays a list of groups to which roles are directly assigned.
The displayed columns are as follows.
  • Name: Group name
  • Description: Description of the group
Associated Roles Displays a list of roles assigned to this role.
  • Name: Role name
  • Description: Description of the role
  • Type: Type of role


(2) Viewing role details

The “Role details” window is used to confirm and edit the role detailed information.
Clicking on a role name displayed from the “Role management” window will take you to the “Role details” window.

(3) Deleting roles

Clicking the “Delete” button on the “Role management” window while a role is selected, or on the “Role details” window, will display a confirmation dialog box. Click “OK” to delete the role. However, only custom roles can be deleted.

(4) Editing roles

The role information can be edited by clicking the “Edit” button on the “Role details” window. For details of the displayed items and the content that can be entered, see “Adding roles”. Please note that the name of the role cannot be changed.