Skip to main content

Managing roles

The general administrator and organization administrators can add and assign user roles. Click icon(User) > (Role) on the main menu bar.

  • An organization administrator is only authorized to assign roles to users under the organization where the administrator has privileges.
  • Only users with privileges to create users, such as general administrators, organization administrators and user managers, can create users that have privileges to access all MagicINFO Server functions.
  • Default roles and privileges cannot be changed.

What each privilege allows​

Privileges build on each other: Manage includes Create, and Create includes View. Selecting Manage selects the other two automatically. What a user can do also depends on the organization the user belongs to.

MenuPrivilegeWhat it allows
Content, PlaylistViewSearch content and playlists, export lists.
Content, PlaylistCreateCreate, modify and delete; create and download content.
Content, PlaylistLockLock and unlock content elements and edit locked content. Only users with this privilege can do this.
Content, PlaylistManageCreate, modify and delete; create and download content. Any content can be modified or deleted.
ScheduleViewSearch schedules, export.
ScheduleCreateCreate, modify, delete and republish schedules.
ScheduleManageCreate, modify, delete and republish. Any schedule can be modified, deleted or republished.
DevicesViewView devices, errors and alarms, search alarms, export.
DevicesCreateModify, delete and move devices; Quick Control.
DevicesManageModify, delete and move devices; Quick Control, software update, custom logo and remote jobs.
UsersViewSearch and export users.
UsersCreateAdd, delete, approve and reject users; add, change and delete roles.
UsersManageAdd, approve and reject users; add, change and delete roles.
Server SettingsManageServer settings; add and delete tags.
StatisticsManageAll statistics functions.

Default roles​

These roles exist on every server and cannot be changed or deleted. O marks a privilege the role has.

RoleContent/Playlist: ViewCreateLockManageSchedule: ViewCreateManage
AdministratorOOOOOOO
Content ManagerOOOO
Content Schedule ManagerOOOOOOO
Content UploaderOO
Device Manager
Schedule EditorOO
Schedule ManagerOOO
User Manager
RoleDevices: ViewCreateManageUsers: ViewCreateManageServer SettingsStatistics
AdministratorOOOOOOOO
Content Manager
Content Schedule Manager
Content Uploader
Device ManagerOOO
Schedule EditorO
Schedule Manager
User ManagerOOO

Adding a user role​

  1. Click Add from the list of roles.
  2. When the role addition window appears, set the items sequentially.
  3. After configuring required settings, click Save. The roles for new users are added in the role list. The items that can be set for user role are as follows:
  • Role Name Enter a role name to create. To check for duplicate role name, click Check Duplication.
  • Role Privileges for other roles can be imported for modification.
  • Selecting an access privilege You can select access privileges to each menu. Select a privilege for the role.
ItemDescription
Content & Playlist & RuleSetView, Create, Lock, Manage
Schedule, UserView, Create, Manage
DevicesView, Create, Lock, Manage
Server Settings, StatisticsManage
  • Details Select an additional privilege to access the Device menu.

Editing a user role​

  1. In the role list, select a role to modify.
  2. Click Change Role.
  3. When the role modification window appears, proceed with modification.
  4. After modification, click Save.
  • The user role name can be modified after being clicked.
  • For user role, only one role can be modified.
  • Default roles and privileges cannot be changed.

Deleting a user role​

  1. In the role list, select a role to delete. Duplicated items can be selected.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. In the pop-up window, click OK. The selected roles are deleted from the role list.
  • The default roles and privileges cannot be deleted.

Exporting a list of roles​

  1. In the role list, click Export. To export only some roles, select them first.
  2. Click Excel or PDF.