Create a custom administrator role

If the preconfigured administrator roles do not meet your organization's requirements, you can create custom ones. You can also create custom roles to restrict administrative tasks to a defined list of user groups. For example, you can create a role for new administrators that restricts their permissions to a user group for training purposes only.
  1. In the management console, on the menu bar, click Settings > Administrators > Roles.
  2. Click The Add a role icon.
  3. Type a name and description for the role.
  4. To copy permissions from another role, in the Permissions copied from role drop-down list, click a role.
  5. Do one of the following:

    Task

    Steps

    Allow administrators with this role to search all company directories.

    Select the All company directories option.

    Allow administrators with this role to search selected company directories.
    1. Select the Selected company directories only option.
    2. Click Select directories.
    3. Select one or more directories and click The Add icon.
    4. Click Save.
  6. Do one of the following:

    Task

    Steps

    Allow administrators with this role to manage all users and groups

    Select the All groups and users option.

    Allow administrators with this role to manage selected groups
    1. Select the Selected groups only option.
    2. Click Select groups.
    3. Select one or more groups and click The Add icon.
    4. Click Save.
  7. Configure the permissions for administrators with this role.
  8. Click Save.
To rank roles, change role settings, or delete a role, see Manage administrator roles.