Sec/User Mgmt: Roles Tab

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This topic introduces the functions of the Admin > Security view > Roles tab.

Roles are assigned to all NetWitness Platform users. Users receive the permissions the roles allow. In the Roles tab you can create, duplicate, edit and delete a role. You can also see a list of all roles and their respective permissions.

What do you want to do?

Role	I want to ...	Show me how
Admin	View preconfigured roles	Step 1. Review the Preconfigured NetWitness Platform Roles
Admin	Create a new role	Step 2. (Optional) Add a Role and Assign Permissions

Quick Look

To access this view:

Go to ADMIN > Security.
The Security view opens to the Users tab by default.
Click the Roles tab.

The Roles tab consists of the Roles list with a toolbar at the top.

The following table describes the toolbar features.

Feature	Description
	Displays the Add Role dialog.
	Displays the Edit Role dialog.
	Displays a warning message, and asks for confirmation that you want to delete a role.
	Duplicates a role to save with a different name.

The following table describes the roles list features.

Column	Description
Name	Displays the name of a role that can be given to a user.
Description	Displays a description of the role.
Permissions	Displays the permissions assigned to the role.