Creating and removing a role
The Lens Portal now allows you to create custom roles to suit a wide variety of needs. For most environments, the default roles will be more than suitable. This article will explain how to create a custom role.
Creating a role
Login to the Lens Portal as an administrator
In the left sidebar, go to the
Configuration
and select theSettings
itemOn the settings page, go to the
Roles
section and then select theRoles
optionThe roles editor section of the
Settings
pageClick the ➕ button
In the
Add role
modal, enter a role nameClick the
Add role
buttonThe role will now appear in the role dropdown menu
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Removing a role
Login to the Lens Portal as an administrator
In the left sidebar, go to the
Configuration
and select theSettings
itemOn the settings page, go to the
Roles
section and then select theRoles
optionSelect the custom role you want to remove from the dropdown menu
Click the red trash can button
In the
Remove role
modal, click theRemove
button