Creating and editing roles

A role is a named group of users or BlueCielo groups to which you assign permission levels for particular repository items. By default, Meridian Enterprise Server includes some recommended roles that you can use:

• Default
• Project Manager
• Document Controller
• Reviewer
• Contributor

These names were chosen because they best represent the actions and permissions that are available in a repository and the design of Meridian Enterprise Server. Because these roles do not have any permission levels assigned to them by default, you can determine what actions they can perform in the repository. They are just a starting point. You can delete them and create other roles if you want to.

To create or edit a role:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the REPOSITORIES group, click Repositories. The Repositories page appears and lists the existing Meridian Explorer repositories and Meridian Enterprise vaults.
2. Double-click the name of the repository that you want to configure. The Overview page for the repository appears.
3. In the menu, click MANAGEMENT TOOLS. The management tool s for the selected repository appear.
4. In the SECURITY group, for the Security item, click MANAGE. The Global permissions page appears.
5. Click USER ROLES. The User Roles page appears and lists the existing roles.
6. To create a new role:

   • Click Create New. The CREATE NEW dialog box appears.

     To edit an existing role:

   • Select the name of the role that you want to edit and in the toolbar, click Edit.  The EDIT - DEFAULT dialog box appears.
7. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

8. Click OK. If you created a new role, the new role is added to the list.

To delete a role:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the BC group, click REPOSITORIES. The Repositories page appears and lists the existing repositories and Meridian Enterprise vaults.
2. Double-click the name of the repository that you want to configure. The Overview page for the repository appears.
3. In the menu, click MANAGEMENT TOOLS. The management tool s for the selected repository appear.
4. In the SECURITY group, for the Security item, click MANAGE. The Global permissions page appears.
5. Click USER ROLES. The User Roles page appears and lists the existing roles.
6. Select the name of the role that you want to delete and in the toolbar, click Remove.  The role is deleted.