Roles

Create and edit roles: named sets of permissions you give to staff logins. Each new ISP starts with six default roles that can be renamed, changed or deleted; Add the default roles on the Roles page adds any that are missing.

Where
Roles → Roles (also Settings → Lists → Roles)
Who can change it
Roles and permissions
Roles
Roles

The settings

Role name

Text

What the role is called. Names that look like a level (Owner, Super admin, Admin, ISP admin, Administrator ...) are refused.

Default
empty (required)
When to change
When creating a role.

For which partners

Choice

Shown when making a role for partner logins: which partner kind (reseller, sub-reseller, retailer) it is for. Partners give it to their own logins.

Default
n/a
When to change
Only for partner roles.

Start from

Choice

Copies the ticks of an existing role (only what you hold yourself).

Default
Nothing ticked
When to change
To save time.

Who may give this role

Choice

The lowest level that may assign the role. Nobody can give it to someone at their own level or above, or change their own role.

When to change
To keep sensitive roles with administrators.

What this role may do

List

Permission checkboxes in groups with a Search permissions box (see the permissions list).

Default
none ticked
When to change
Tick the minimum needed.

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