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Roles

Roles

Owned by Anna Seliverstov (Unlicensed)
Jan 08, 2025
5 min read

MCS from version 1.3.0

Table of Contents

Overview

In the Roles Configuration, administrators can manage user permissions and access control by assigning roles. Roles define the actions users can perform and restrict access to specific MCS features and settings. This ensures that each user has only the access necessary for their role, allowing them to view or edit content they are authorized for.

The configuration provides detailed role-based options, including settings for MCS features, specific actions for defined roles, and access to designated groups.

Navigate to Roles Configuration

  • Log in to the MCS.

  • Click on the menu icon.

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    • A display of all the available widgets will open.

  • Click on Management → Roles.

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    • Roles Configuration will open.

Label

  • Description: A text field to specify or display the name of the selected role.

  • Location: Positioned at the top-left corner.

Roles List

  • Description: Lists all configured roles. The currently selected role is highlighted in blue.

  • Location: Positioned at the right side.

The Main Table

  • Description: A detailed table listing configurable permissions, features and settings in MCS. The table organizes the MCS into areas that closely resemble the MCS widgets in the main menu. User access is defined by the role's assigned position, which determines the actions they can perform within designated access groups. For each item in the table, the admin can assign a position to the role and, where applicable, specify access groups for each position.

In the example below:

  • The admin user creates a new role labeled ROLE POD A.

  • For this role, for the Channels resource:

    • Admin Position:
      The admin specifies that users with the Admin position (e.g., able to View, Edit, Create, Delete, Disable Monitoring, Enable Monitoring) will be assigned to all access groups in the Channels resource of MCS. This allows users with this position to perform all Admin actions on all channels.

    • Controller Position:
      The admin specifies that users with the Controller position (e.g., able to View, Disable Monitoring, Enable Monitoring) will be assigned only to GROUP POD A and GROUP POD B. These groups, created within the Channels resource of MCS, restrict users to performing Controller actions only on channels assigned to these groups.

    • Viewer Position:
      The admin specifies that users with the Viewer position (e.g., able to only View) will be assigned only to GROUP POD B. This limits users to performing Viewer actions only on channels assigned to this group.

 

  • Location: Positioned at the central section.

Contents

Columns

  1. Label: Name of the resource or configuration.

  2. Position: Specifies the role type, determining the actions allowed for this position.
    This field cannot be edited.

  3. Actions: Lists the available permissions for each position.
    This field cannot be edited.

  4. Access Groups: Shows the access groups where you can configure the features accessible by the role and position.

Categories

Resources:

  • Channels

  • Outputs

  • Layouts

  • Penalty Box

Channels:

  • Admin Position: View, Edit, Create, Delete, Enable Monitoring, Disable Monitoring

  • Controller Position: View, Enable Monitoring, Disable Monitoring

  • Viewer Position: View

Outputs:

  • Admin Position: View, Edit, Create, Delete, Enable Output, Disable Output

  • Controller Position: View, Enable Output, Disable Output

  • Viewer Position: View

Layouts and Penalty Box:

  • Admin Position: View, Edit, Create, Delete

  • Viewer Position: View

Common:

  • Groups

  • Files

  • Tally Interfaces

  • Tally Proxy

  • KMS

  • Thresholds

  • Notifications

  • Notification Agents

  • Scheduler

  • Timezones

  • Tiles

  • Layout Templates

  • Channel Paths

  • Scan

Groups, Tally Interfaces, KMS, Thresholds, Notifications, Notification Agents, Scheduler, Timezones, Tiles, Layout Templates, Channel Paths:

  • Admin Position: View, Edit, Create, Delete

  • Viewer Position: View

Files:

  • Admin Position: View, Edit, Create, Delete, Upload, Download

  • Viewer Position: View

Tally Proxy:

  • Admin Position: View, Edit, Create, Delete

  • None Position: None

Scan:

  • Admin Position: View, Edit, Create, Delete, Start Scan, Stop Scan

  • None Position: None

Network:

Devices:

System Management:

Buttons

Refresh

  • Description: Refreshes the Roles Configuration.

Copy

  • Description: Duplicates the selected role configuration for quick creation of similar setups.

Delete

  • Description: Removes the selected configured role.

Add

Save

  • Description: Applies and saves changes made to the selected role configuration.

Toggle Roles List

  • Description: A button to show or hide the Roles list.

Filter

  • Description: A text field for searching roles displayed in the main table by their attributes, such as Username, Role, or both.

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