Roles

A role is a set of role-based permissions. Assigning a role to a user gives the user the permissions specified in the role. Roles can be assigned to individual users or to groups. CentraSite is installed with several predefined roles, including the following:

Administrator. This role includes every role-based permission available in CentraSite. As such, it confers super admin capabilities to the users to which it is assigned. Users in this role can view, edit and delete virtually any object in the registry. This role cannot be deleted or edited. At least one user must be assigned to this role at all times.

Organization Administrator. This role includes the set of role-based permissions that enable a user to administer an organization. Users in this role can view, edit or delete any object within an organization or the organization's descendants. This role cannot be deleted or edited. Each organization must have at least one user assigned to the organization's Organization Administrator role.

Asset Provider. This role includes the Create Assets permission, which enables a user to create assets within his or her organization. By default, all users in an organization receive this role (however, you can configure this behavior as described later). You can modify the permissions associated with this role.

Asset Consumer. This role includes the View Assets permission, which enables a user to view all of the assets that belong to his or her organization. By default, all users in an organization receive this role (however, you can configure this behavior as described later). You can modify the permissions associated with this role.

The predefined roles are usually adequate for most CentraSite implementations. However, you can create custom roles if the ones that CentraSite provides do not suit your needs. You can also modify many of the predefined roles that CentraSite supplies.

Note:

Avoid creating a role that is equivalent to the CentraSite Administrator role. The CentraSite Administrator role is specifically optimized to maximize performance. An equivalent role will not perform as efficiently as the predefined CentraSite Administrator role that is installed with CentraSite.

To create or modify a role, you must have the Manage Users permission for the organization to which the role belongs. Be aware, however, that you cannot create a role that has more permissions than what your own user account has. For example, if you do not have the Manage Taxonomies permission, you cannot create a role that includes the Manage Taxonomies permission.