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Manage Tekla PowerFab user roles

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Manage Tekla PowerFab user roles

User roles allow the administrator to quickly assign the same permissions to multiple users.

On the Roles tab of the Administration dialog box, you can add user roles, manage the permissions of the roles, and delete any unnecessary roles. After you have added the necessary user roles and modified the permissions according to your needs, you need to assign the roles to the desired users on the Tekla PowerFab Users tab.

To manage user roles, do the following:

  1. Go to File > Administration.
  2. Open the Roles tab.

Add a user role

  1. Go to File > Administration.
  2. On the Roles tab, click New.
  3. In the Role field, type a name for the user role.

    For example, Project managers.

  4. Click Save to create the role.
  5. To manage the permissions of the new user role, click Edit Role Permissions.

    The User Permissions dialog box opens.

    For more information on the dialog box, see User permissions dialog box.

  6. Modify the user permissions as instructed in Edit user permissions.
  7. Click Save to save the permissions.
  8. To close the User Permissions dialog box, click the Close button (X) in the upper-right corner.
  9. In the Administration dialog box, click Save to update the permissions.

Assign a user role to a user

  1. Go to File > Administration.
  2. Open the Tekla PowerFab Users tab.
  3. Select the user for whom you want to assign a user role.
  4. Select the user role from the Role drop-down list.
  5. Click Save.

Modify a user role

  1. Go to File > Administration.
  2. On the Roles tab, select the role that you want to modify in the left-hand pane.
  3. In the Role field, modify the name of the user role.
  4. To manage the permissions of the user role, click Edit Role Permissions.

    The User Permissions dialog box opens.

    For more information on the dialog box, see User permissions dialog box in Manage Tekla PowerFab user permissions.

  5. Modify the user permissions as instructed in Edit user permissions in Manage Tekla PowerFab user permissions.
  6. Click Save to save the permissions.

    The changed permissions are immediately applied to all users that have been assigned the role.

  7. To close the User Permissions dialog box, click the Close button (X) in the upper-right corner.
  8. In the Administration dialog box, click Save to update the permissions.

Delete a user role

Note that deleting a user role is permanent and cannot be undone.

  1. Go to File > Administration.
  2. On the Roles tab, select the role that you want to delete in the left-hand pane.
  3. Click Delete.
  4. To permanently delete the user role, click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
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