Administration

Add a Custom Role
If the predefined administrator roles do not meet your needs, you can combine specific privileges to create
your own roles in View Administrator.
Prerequisites
Familiarize yourself with the administrator privileges that you can use to create custom roles. See
“Predefined Roles and Privileges,” on page 73.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, select View Configuration > Administrators.
2 On the Roles tab, click Add Role.
3 Type a name and description for the new role, select one or more privileges, and click OK.
The new role appears in the left pane.
Modify the Privileges in a Custom Role
You can modify the privileges in a custom role. You cannot modify the predefined administrator roles.
Prerequisites
Familiarize yourself with the administrator privileges that you can use to create custom roles. See
“Predefined Roles and Privileges,” on page 73.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, select View Configuration > Administrators.
2 On the Roles tab, select the role.
3 Click Privileges to display the privileges in the role and click Edit.
4 Select or deselect privileges.
5 Click OK to save your changes.
Remove a Custom Role
You can remove a custom role if it is not included in a permission. You cannot remove the predefined
administrator roles.
Prerequisites
If the role is included in a permission, delete the permission. See “Delete a Permission,” on page 68.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, select View Configuration > Administrators.
2 On the Roles tab, select the role and click Remove Role.
The Remove Role button is not available for predefined roles or for custom roles that are included in a
permission.
3 Click OK to remove the role.
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