Roles

Roles group permissions together so they can be assigned to users. Accessible from the management Manage dropdown under Access Control → Roles (Super Admin only).

Creating a role

1. Go to the Roles page from the management admin menu
2. Enter a Name for the role in the form at the top of the page
3. Click Create
4. The new role appears in the roles table below

Editing a role (permission matrix)

1. Click Edit next to a role
2. The page displays a permission matrix with all available permissions grouped by resource:

Resource	Permissions
Visualizations	create, edit, publish-and-unpublish, delete
Stories	create, edit, publish-and-unpublish, delete
Topics	create, edit, delete
Indicators	create, edit, delete
Dimensions	create, edit, delete, manage-values
Datasets	create, edit, import, publish-and-unpublish, delete
Documents	create, edit, delete, publish-and-unpublish
Reviews	approve

3. Check the boxes for each permission you want to grant
4. Click Update to save

Deleting a role

1. Click Delete next to a role
2. Confirm in the dialog
3. The Super Admin role cannot be deleted

Each role row also shows the number of assigned permissions and users.