Roles
Roles are PrintShop Mail Web's security feature and are assigned to user accounts and define which sections and resources users in PrintShop Mail Web are allowed to access. PrintShop Mail Web has nine predefined roles which can be modified by the administrator (not deleted). The administrator may add and delete custom roles, but the default roles may not be deleted.
Roles Overview
This window displays the existing roles in the system with the following information:
- ID: The unique identifier of the role. Two roles will never have the same ID.
- Name: The display name of the role. Will be shown whenever the role is being refered to.
- Comments: A comment regarding the role. For example, a description of the tasks and rights of the role (if the name is not self-evident).
- Users: The number of users assigned to this role. Lets you quickly determine which roles are not used.
To add a new role:
- Click the Add button.
- Enter a Name for the new role. Select on which role the new role will be based. The new role will receive all settings of the selected role.
- Click Save to create the new role and close the dialog. The new role is added to the Roles overview.
To delete a role:
- Select one or multiple user defined roles by clicking the checkbox in front of a role.
- Click the Delete button.
- The application will ask you to select a replacement role for the user accounts that have one of the selected roles.
- Click the Delete button to remove the roles and assign the replacement role to the affected user accounts.
The system defined roles cannot be deleted.
To Modify a role, click on the role's display name.