Edit, Clone, and Delete a Role

An administrator or a user with the privileges can edit, clone, and delete roles.

Edit a Role

You cannot edit pre-canned roles.

Select Administration > Users & Roles > Roles.

The Roles page opens displaying the details of the available roles.
Select the role, and click the pencil icon to modify the attributes.

The Edit Role page opens. The fields on the Edit Role page are available for editing.
Modify the role description and privileges.

You cannot modify the role name and the role scope.
Click OK to save the changes.

A message indicating that the role is successfully edited opens, and the updated role information is displayed in the Roles table.

You can clone a customized or pre-canned role when you want to quickly create a copy of an existing role and modify its access privileges.

Select Administration > Users & Roles > Roles.

The Roles page opens displaying the details of the available roles.
Select the role, and click the Clone button at the top-right corner of the page.

The Clone Role Role-Name page opens.
Specify an appropriate name for the cloned role.

The name must contain maximum 32 alphanumeric characters and can contain special characters such as underscores, periods, and spaces.
Click OK to save your changes.

A clone of the role is created and listed on the Roles page.
Select the new cloned role, and click the pencil icon to modify the parameters.

The Edit Role page opens.
Select the objects, and modify the access privileges of the role.

You cannot modify the role name and the role scope.
Click OK to save your changes.

A confirmation message indicating the status of the edit operation is displayed.

You cannot delete a pre-canned role or a role that is assigned to a user.

Select Administration > Users & Roles > Roles.

The Roles page displaying the details of the available roles opens.
Select a role, and click the trash can icon.

A message asking you to confirm the delete operation is displayed.
Click Yes to delete the selected role.

A confirmation message indicating that the selected role is deleted is displayed, and the role is no longer listed on the Roles page.