Editing User Roles

Geographic Editors and Administrators can edit user roles. A User Role might need to be edited for the following reasons:

• User requires different user roles due to a job change.
• User needs to be disabled in the application due to retirement or otherwise leaving employment.
• User requires a Geographic Area Editor role (only Administrators can grant this role).
• User is attending a training class and requires a different user role.
• Uploads shape files or incidents in their geographic area. Shape Privileges by User Role further discusses the Editors role in relation to shapes

NOTE: Administrators must verify that non-federal GAE users have completed security training before granting them roles.

Geographic Editors can only grant the following user roles: Viewer, Dispatcher, Author, Fire Behavior Specialist and Data Manager. They can also Disable Users. Administrators can grant all user roles.

A user's roles can be different for Production and Training. Roles granted to a user in Production will automatically be granted to the user's Training profile. Conversely, roles granted to a user in Training are not mirrored to Production.

To edit user roles:

1. Choose the Administration tab, then do one of the following:
   • Choose User List. The User List table displays all users in the system for whom you are allowed to edit privileges.
   • Click Show Role Request. The User List table updates to display only the user role requests available to you.

     Note: If you use Show Role Request, you will only be using a list of users who have requested roles.

2. Use the User List Filter to locate the user you want to edit.
3. Select the user, then click Edit User. The Edit User Role page appears.
4. Select the appropriate User Roles for the user.
5. Click Save.

The next time the selected user logs into WFDSS, their role is changed.

-----------
Last updated on 7/30/2015 10:52:50 AM.

In This Section Administration To edit user roles:

See Also Changing your Initial Page Filtering the User List Viewing User Role Requests Unlocking a User's Profile Re-enabling a Disabled Profile Granting User Role Requests Password Requirements Editing a User Profile Sending a Broadcast Message Sending Group Emails Purging Broadcast Messages Validating Page Level Help Validating Map Layer Help Managing Notification Lists Understanding and Modifying the National Preparedness Level (NPL) and Geographic Area Preparedness Level (GAPL) in WFDSS

Reference Field Descriptions Glossary Resources Spatial Data Reference Landscape Data Source Reference Relative Risk Reference Organization Assessment Reference Fire Behavior Reference About the WFDSS Decision Editors