The Role Manager page, found under the Website Host menu, is used to create custom roles for access to items under the Website Host menufunctions at the website host level. In other words, these will be the roles that which users get can be assigned to when they are added to the host account.
Most accounts only require two roles hereat this level, which are already setup on new host accounts: Administrator and No Access. Most users added to the account will have no access a host will be given the No Access role at the Website Host level because most users will only need study level access.
This is ONLY for account level rights and is not related to study roles. Normally, this will be used and will only contain two roles: Administrator or No Access.
To set up users in the study, add them to the User Manager with the role 'No Access'. Then go to Study Configuration, under the Study menu. In Study Configuration pick the Sites and Users tab to add users to appropriate sites along with the role they need in the study. The Role Manager… the page is accessed from the Website Host menu as shown in the following figure.modify available roles at the website host level, access the Role Manager shown below:
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The Role Manager page allows an Administrative user to:
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The page also has a link that navigates directly to the Rights Manager page where rights specific host-level permissions can be assigned to corresponding roles.
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Current Roles Data Table
The following explains what each column means in the Current Roles table.
Role Description
The Role Description is a text field that is used to identify the role. Throughout the system, roles are referred to by their Role Description.
Role Hierarchy
The Role Hierarchy is a numeric field that has great importance. Each role operates within a hierarchy. There are a number of reasons for this. The most important reason is so a relationship can be established between roles. When in the Role Manager, you can add, edit, and delete roles that have a hierarchy equal to or less than your role’s hierarchy. In addition, any hierarchy at or above 200 is considered to be an Administrator level user.
Form Rights Link
The Form Rights link opens a Form Rights popup window that contains all forms for the Website Host level. In the Form Rights popup window access rights to forms can be assigned. There are two types of form access rights: View Form and Insert/Update Form.
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Each form that has been defined at the Website Host level will be displayed in this window. Here, rights for each form can be assigned for the selected role. Be sure to click the Save Form Rights button to apply any changes made.
View Form Rights
This gives the selected role the ability to view the form.
Insert Update Form Rights
This gives the selected role the ability to insert and update the form. If this right is not granted, when a user that has been assigned the given role goes into the form, the form will display the read-only message.
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Field Blinding Link
Fields can be blinded in any form that is created at the Website Host level. Field Blinding enables you to define hidden fields within your forms for certain user roles.
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To return to the Role Manager, click the Return to Define Roles link located in the Right Column as shown in the following figure.
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Edit Control
The Edit control allows the user to edit the Role Description and Role Hierarchy settings for the corresponding role. When the Edit control is clicked the fields can be edited. Note when the Edit control is clicked the controls change to Update Cancel. When editing is complete, simply click the Update control to apply the changes or click the Cancel control to leave the selections unchanged.
Delete Control
The Delete control allows the user to delete a role from the Current Roles data table. Clicking the Delete control opens the Confirm Delete Role popup window. The selected role appears in the popup window. To delete the role, click the Confirm Delete button. This will remove the role from the Current Roles data table. The system will not allow you to delete a role that is currently assigned to an active user. If the Cancel Delete button is selected, the role will remain the Current Roles data table. Once you delete them, there is no reinstating them. You must create them from scratch again.
ADMIN and NO ACCESS are reserved system roles and cannot be deleted.
Add New Role Form
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