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Assign roles to users

Version note: Source material dates from 6 July 2022 and shows GMS v2.1.0. Navigation and permission names may differ in newer versions.

Access Control: Overview · Create and manage roles · Assign roles to users · Restrict access by entity · Permission catalog


Assign one or more roles to user. Effective permissions are union of all assigned roles.

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Assign roles to users

A user may have one or more roles. Permissions from assigned roles are combined.

  1. Open System → Users.
GMS users list
GMS users list — GMS v2.1.0
  1. Select user.
  2. Open Assign Roles.
Assigned and available roles
Assigned and available roles — GMS v2.1.0
SectionMeaningAction
Assigned RolesRoles currently applied to user.Select Unassign to remove.
Available RolesRoles defined for customer but not assigned to user.Select Assign to add.

Required: Every user must retain at least one assigned role. GMS blocks save when final role is removed.

Validation shown when user would have no assigned role
Validation shown when user would have no assigned role — GMS v2.1.0
  1. Review resulting role combination.
  2. Select Save.

Example: User needing Reports and Locations may receive one combined role or two focused roles. Effective permissions are union of all assigned roles.