Assigning permissions for fields in endpoints

Last Updated : Jun 08, 2020 |

Field-level RBAC for Communication Manager objects is applicable only for the edit operation.

Procedure

  1. On the System Manager web console, click Users > Groups & Roles.
  2. In the navigation pane, click Roles.
  3. On the Roles page, select an existing role, and do one of the following:

    • Click New

    • Right-click and select New

    The role that you selected becomes the parent of the role that you create. The permissions available to the new role limit to the permissions of the parent role.



    Roles organization

  4. On the Add New Role page, type the name and the description for the role.
  5. Click Commit and Continue.
  6. Click Add Mapping under Element/Service Permissions section.
  7. In the Element or Resource Type field, click Communication Manager.
  8. On the Roles page, select an existing role, and do one of the following:

    • Click New

    • Right-click and select New

    The role that you selected becomes the parent of the role that you create. The permissions available to the new role limit to the permissions of the parent role.



    Roles organization

  9. On the Add New Role page, type the name and the description for the role.
  10. Click Commit and Continue.
  11. On the Role Details page, in the Element/Service Permissions section, click Add Mapping.
  12. In the Element or Resource Type field, click Communication Manager.
  13. In Group Name, select the group of Communication Manager systems to which you want to apply this permission.

    You can leave Group Name blank if you do not want to select any group.

  14. In the Element or Resource Type field, click Communication Manager.
  15. In the Element or Resource Instance field, click a Communication Manager instance to which you want to apply this permission.

    When you select Group Name, System Manager disables this field.

  16. Click Next.
  17. On the Permission Mapping page, expand Endpoint Attributes Permission for Edit Operation and Endpoint Buttons Permission for Edit Operation by clicking on the arrow next to it. Select the buttons and attributes that you want to assign to this role.
  18. Click Commit.

    If you assign this role to a user, the user can edit only the fields that you have assigned in the Permission Mapping page.