Managing Roles
Overview
MOPS 4.0 comes with a set of predefined roles that gives access to different features in MOPS 4.0. It is also possible to add and define new roles based on the predefined roles. All roles can be viewed in the list of roles. The predefined roles can not be edited or deleted as they are crucial for the function of the application. An account can have multiple roles assigned to it to combine certain permissions.
Roles & Permissions
Roles have a set of permissions and an account can have multiple roles assigned to it in order to gain access to certain operations without having full access as an administrator would.
This is an overview of the predefine roles.
| Role | Description |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Provides access to all operations in MOPS 4.0. |
| User | Gives the user general permission to use MOPS 4.0. Intended for users within the organization. New, more specific roles may be based on this role. |
| Operator | Provides access to view Trends, Displays and Dashboards. Based on the User role and inherits permissions given to it. |
| Designer | Provides access to view, build and edit Trends, Displays, Dashboards and Components. |
| External | Role for users with no permissions by default. Create a specialized role based on this role and give permissions to the new role. Intended for users where permissions given to User role exceeds intended access. |
| TagSearchOperator | Trend require users to have role TagSearchOperator to allow tag search to be used. The reason for this function is to allow a pre-configured trend to be used by users with limited access and not allow them to search for any other data than the trend have been configured for. |
Creating a new Role
Creating a new role is done by clicking on the add button (+) in the bottom right corner, this will open a form to the right with name, description and which role it should be based on. A new role that is based on e.g. “Operator” will inherit it’s permissions.
Click Save to save changes.
Edit an Existing Role
Select the role, the side bar is automatically opened and it is possible to change the role name, description and role based on.
Click Save to save changes.
Assigning Roles to a User
Roles are assigned to users in Accounts. This can be done when creating a new account or by editing an existing one.
Deleting a Role
Roles can be deleted by clicking on the delete button to the right in the list of roles.
Note: You cannot delete a role that is used.
Note: You cannot edit or deled the predefined system roles since they are critical for the function of the application.