All user roles created in TWCloud listed on the Role Management page.

A pre-existing role is a fixed role that you cannot edit, but you can assign it to one or more users. You can add a custom role to suit your or your organization's needs or modify it as desired. When you assign a role to a user, the permissions associated to that role will be automatically given to the user. 

The Role Management page allows you to:


The following table describes the UI components of the Role Management page in detail.

UI ComponentsDescription
RoleThis column shows a user role's name in the TWAdmin.The name is hyperlinked so you can click it and view the role's details, edit it, or manage the role or resource assignments.

The Edit button in the Action column allows you to edit a user role's information, change the permissions, add assignments

The arrow button contains the delete button that allows you to delete a user role.

This button opens the Role detail page.
This button creates a new TWCloud user role. See Creating roles for more information. 
This button copies roles and resource assignments from one user to another.
You can use this search box to find a user role by typing a keyword. TWAdmin will run the search and find matching role names. 


Role detail page

The Role detail page opens after you click a user role, the, or button on the Role Management page. Besides allowing you to view, add, delete, or edit a user role (custom roles only) and its permissions, the Role detail page enables you to:

  • Assign roles to a user, a resource, or a user group.
  • Delete a user from the role.
  • See all users assigned to the role. 

The Role detail page contains specific information about a role such as the permissions and the assignments and also allows adding assignments to the role.

Note

  • Only a Security Manager can see complete information about each user role on the Role detail page.
  • You cannot edit pre-existing roles and their permissions. 

 

The following table explains the UI components of the Role Assignments pane of the Role detail page.

 

PropertyFunction
The Assign button opens the Add Users dialog, which contains a list of usernames that you can select and assign to the role. 

Matrix Criteria

Resource filter box 

To allow you to filter the resources that match an entered name.

  • All Resources
  • Document
  • Project

User directory filter box


To allow you to filter users from a specific user directory or all directories. You can select one out of three available options:
  • All
  • External User
  • Internal User
  • User Group
To determines the order of data in a row and column matrix. You can choose either:
  • All Resources (rows) to All/External User/Internal User directory (columns).
  • All/External User/Internal user/User Group directory (columns) to All Resources (rows).
To start searching for a resource or a username.
To clear search results.
Username columnTo list all internal and external users to whom the role has been assigned together with resources.
To remove a user from the current role.
Scope columnTo allow you to select either:
  • Global scope:
    This scope extends the role's permissions on all server-related resources in the TWCloud system.
  • Custom scope:
    The role's permissions are limited and are valid only for selected resources. 
Resource Column

To list all resources in each directory and check boxes. You can assign a resource to a user by selecting the check box. Depending on your role, you may see only the resources in which you have permissions. Unless you select Custom as the scope of the role, you cannot assign users or resources.

To save changes made to role.

 

You can filter a resource and/or a username in the Matrix Criteria pane. The search results will appear below the filter box(es) in a matrix table. This contextual matrix is based on the row and column criteria. It means that data in the matrix is arranged based on the resource name and the username criteria that you select from the filter box. 

Info

You can assign a role to a user or remove it by using the Role Assignments section in either the Role detail or the User detail page. For more information, see Assigning roles.