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The Role Management section in the MSPbots app is where admins can :
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Create roles that will be assigned to users in User Management
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create the roles that can access MSPbots assets. Here, you can assign and limit the scope of access for each role
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and delete or edit existing
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ones.
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How to create a role in
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Role Management
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Go to Settings on the Menu and select Open the MSPbots app and go toSettings > Role Management. Image RemovedImage Added
On the Role Management pagescreen, click the Addbutton button to add a role. Image Removed Note: You may view the scope of an existing role by clicking the View link.
On the Add screen, provide the following:
Unique role name
Remarks to describe the role
Menu Scope - Select menu items which the role will have access.
Data Scope - Select the data that will be accessible to the role. Image Removed
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In the Add window, provide the following:
Name - Enter a unique role name.
Remarks - Remarks to describe the role. Image Added
When you turn on the "Dashboard Only" switch, the Menu Scope will automatically be filled in as "Dashboard Only" and cannot be modified.
Assets related to dashboards will be automatically added in the Asset Scope. You only need to adjust the asset scope based on your actual needs. By assigning different asset scopes to every "Dashboard Only" role, you can precisely control the assets that each user can access based on their needs and permission levels. This ensures that each user can only view and handle dashboard assets related to their work. Image Added
Attendance Only - You can create default Attendance Only roles with different asset scopes for the Attendance Only menu scope by toggling the switch.
When you turn on the "Attendance Only" switch, the Menu Scope will automatically be filled in as "Attendance Only" and cannot be modified.
Assets related to attendance will be automatically added in the Asset Scope. You only need to adjust the asset scope based on your actual needs. By assigning different asset scopes to every "Attendance Only" role, you can precisely control the assets that each user can access based on their needs and permission levels. This ensures that each user can only view and handle attendance assets related to their work. Image Added
Note
The "Attendance Only" switch is similar to the "Dashboard Only" switch, and these two switches are mutually exclusive, meaning you can only select one at a time or not select either one.
You can edit the "Dashboard Only" and "Attendance Only" switches when creating a new role, but they are disabled when editing existing roles.
Next in the Add window, click Menu Scope and select the sections in the MSPbots app that the role can access. Image Added
Next, click Assets Scope and select the assets that will be accessible to the role. Image Added For example, select Widgets to add it to the assets that will be available for the role. To add more assets to the widgets list,
Click Image Added. This will open the Assets Permission window. Image Added
In the Assets Permission window, select the additional assets that the role can access. Image Added
Click Add Selected. Image Added Repeat to add more items to other assets like Datasets and Scorecards.
Tip
You can add assets including all custom and template assets of the tenant.
Adding a dashboard automatically adds all of the widgets and datasets included in the board. You do not need to set up these widgets or datasets again, and you will be able to access them directly.
Adding a widget automatically adds the datasets included in it. You do not need to set the datasets again, and you will also be able to access them directly.
Click the Click the Confirm button to save the changes.
To edit or delete roles, search for the role and click Edit or Delete under the Action column. Important: You can only edit and delete the roles that you created.
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What other actions are available in Role Management?
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You can also edit, delete, or view roles in the Role Management section of the MSPbots app. Search for a role in the search bar and click Edit, Delete, or View under the Action column. Image Added
Role Types in Role Management
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There are two role types in Role Management, which are Tenant-level and Platform-level roles.
Tenant-level roles are those that allow viewing, editing, and deletion. Image Added
Platform-level roles only allow viewing operations, such as the admin role. Image Added
How to give accounts access to your data
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On the Role Management screen, click the toggle switch for Grant Access located on the upper right corner of the screen. Image Added
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The Grant Access switch is disabled by default. Keeping it disabled will allow MSPbots to access your account without restrictions.
Click the Grant Access switch. This will open the Grant Access pop-up window.
Select an option from the I want to give dropdown list.
All MSPbots - Select this if you want to give access to all accounts of MSPbots.
Single Users - Select this if you want to give access to one or multiple accounts. Image Added
Set a limit to the user's access by selecting an access duration from the access of my data for next dropdown list.