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You search for a role to view, change, copy, delete, or export the role.

To search for roles, you select or enter information in any field on the Search Roles screen.

Example Example

If you choose Search, but do not change the default values, the result contains every role in this capability.

End of the example.

Recommendation Recommendation

We recommend that you restrict the search criteria, such as Role Name or Project/Release, to produce more targeted results.

End of the recommendation.

On the Role Search Results screen, you can view the details of a role, select to Change or Delete a role or roles, or Export specific information for a role.

Features

You can use this capability to search for composite, single, or derived roles.

To search for composite roles, specify a transaction or object associated with that role. You can also specify the name of a single role included in the composite role. When you select the role type Composite, the search page dynamically changes to include the Single Role Included.

Activities

When you obtain the search results, you can select a role to change the role, copy the role, delete the role, or export the role.

  • To modify the role, use Change Role. You must also rerun the approval process.

  • To define a new role name in a different landscape, use Copy Role.

  • To copy the attributes of the role including: Detailed Description, Functional Area, Approvers, Custom Attributes, Attachments, and Authorization, use the Define Authorization screen.

  • To delete a role, select the checkbox in front of the role or roles you wish to delete, then choose the Delete pushbutton.

  • To export a role or roles, select the checkbox in front of the role or roles you wish to export, then choose the Export pushbutton. In the next screen, you select the attributes for the role or roles to be exported, then choose the Export pushbutton. A popup shows the file, prepared for download.

More Information

You can find the role searching procedure in: Searching Roles