The App Roles configuration allows you to create application roles with required permissions and apply the role to application users and groups.

From the App Designer (Settings > Applications > App Designer), click the App Roles option (under General) to open the configuration:

eCASE application interface highlighting the App Roles section for user management.

The Manage app roles screen is shown below:

Manage app roles interface showing options for creating and editing roles and permissions.

Ref	Option	Description
A	App Roles List	All existing App Roles are listed here. You can use the (I) Filtering options to narrow down the listed roles. This list includes the following details: Name: The name of the role Description: A brief description of the role Scope: The scope of the role (Folder, Case Type, or Application; see below for more details on each scope type) Permissions: Permissions granted to the role
B	New	Create a new App Role
C	Edit	Edit a selected App Role from the App Roles List
D	Manage Users/Groups	Grant roles to various users/groups
E	Permissions	Manage the permissions granted with the selected App Role
F	Dashboard	Manage the dashboards available to a selected App Role
G	Delete	Delete a selected App Role
H	Show System Roles	Click to show System-generated roles. These cannot be edited or deleted, however Permissions can be viewed and managed for these system-generated roles:
I	Filtering	Use the Case Types and Scope dropdown lists to filter the (A) App Roles listed below.

These options are described in the following sections in this chapter.

Edit an App Role