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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Chargeback Manager User’s Guide
- Contents
- About the User's Guide
- Introduction to vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Configuring Administration Settings
- Authenticating and Managing Users, Roles, and Permissions
- Resource Based Authorization in vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Permissions Defined in vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Managing Roles
- Managing Users
- vCenter Chargeback Manager User Authentication
- Managing Chargeback Hierarchies
- Creating a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Managing a Chargeback Hierarchy
- View a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Add a vCenter Chargeback Manager Entity
- Add a vCenter Server Entity
- Rename a Chargeback Hierarchy or a Chargeback Entity
- Delete an Entity from the Hierarchy
- Delete a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Assign Attributes
- Move Entities Within a Hierarchy
- Allocate Computing Resource Units for a Chargeback Entity
- Share Virtual Machine Cost
- Backdate a Chargeback Hierarchy
- View Properties of a vCenter Server Entity
- Managing and Configuring vCenter Chargeback Manager Cost Elements
- Generating Reports
- Monitoring System Health
- Administration Utilities
- Index
Procedure
1 In the Users & Roles tab, click Roles.
A table listing all the roles defined in the application is displayed.
2 Click Create.
The Create Role screen is displayed.
3 Enter a name and description for the role.
Option Description
Role Name
A name to uniquely identify the role. Provide a meaningful name to the role
so that it is easy to identify the use of the role and the permissions assigned
on the role. The character limit is 255 characters.
Role Description
A brief description of the role that you are creating. You can define the
purpose of the role in this field. The character limit is 512 characters.
4 Select the required permissions for the available resource types.
5 Click Create.
The newly created role is added to the table displaying the roles defined in the application.
Modify a Role
You can modify an existing role, other than the system-defined roles.
You must have the Administrator role or the Super User role to perform this task. If you have the Administrator
role, you can edit only the roles that you have created. A user with the Super User role can edit any roles other
than the system-defined roles.
Procedure
1 In the Users & Roles tab, click Roles.
A table listing all the roles defined in the application is displayed.
2 Select the role that you want to modify, and click Edit.
The Edit Role screen is displayed.
3 Modify the required information.
You can modify the name and description of the role and also the set of permissions assigned to the role.
4 Click Save.
The modified role details are displayed in the table on the page.
Delete a Role
You can delete any of the existing custom roles in the application. The system-defined roles cannot be deleted.
You must have the Administrator role or the Super User role to perform this task. If you have the Administrator
role, you can delete only the roles that you have created. A user with the Super User role can delete any roles
other than the system-defined roles.
Procedure
1 In the Users & Roles tab, click Roles.
A table listing all the roles defined in the application is displayed.
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