[[Role]] security is based on a [[Role|role]] that you associate with the [[User|user]]. With this scheme, you first create one or more [[Role|roles]], and then associate each [[User|user]] with one or more of those roles. By setting a default [[User|user]] [[Role|role]] in your [[Personal Settings|personal settings]], the system will always assume that you are adding someone using a specific [[Role|role]] when you add a new person to the system. <u>'''Advantages'''</u> There are three advantages to [[Role|role]]-based security: * You can make individuals, regardless of their organisation, members of a [[Role|role]] and give them access to a resource.* When you move the [[User|user]] to another organisation, it does not affect their permission to access a resource.* Associating the [[Role|role]] with the resource is less time consuming if the alternative is to associate the resource to many organisations. <u>'''Disadvantages'''</u> * You must create the [[Role|roles]] and remember to set the appropriate roles when you create a new [[User|user]].* If you upload new [[User|users]], you must choose the correct [[Role|roles]] in the upload wizard; however, you will be prompted. This security scheme should be used when the relationships between [[User|users]] and the resources are more complex and you need to provide access to resources independent of any organisational structure. ==See Also==* [[The Key Control Element – Roles]]* [[Manager Permissions]]* #REDIRECT [[Roles and Security Settings]]* [[:Category:Security]]* [[Security Settings]] [[Category:Roles]][[Category:Security#Overview]]