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Copying a Role

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Purpose: This document describes the process of copying an existing role within the security system.

Copying an Existing Role

Follow these steps to copy an existing role within the security system:

  1. Expand the Roles node to display the role you want to copy.
  2. Right-click the node representing the role to copy and select Copy Role... from the context menu.
  3. Select Create new Role from the Role Copy window.
    OR
    Select Copy settings to existing Role and select the target existing Role from the Role Copy window.
  4. Click OK to accept the role copy and display the Role Editor.
  5. Review and finalize the information for the role within the Role Editor.
  6. Click Save to save the role and return to the Security Editor.

Note: When copying settings to an existing role, all auditing and permission settings for the existing role will be overwritten with the source role's settings.  The role name and description will be left untouched.