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Administration Guide

Create or edit a profile

Create or edit a profile

To create or edit a profile:
  1. In System > Profiles:
    1. Click Create to create a new profile.
    2. Select a profile and click Edit to edit the profile.

      When editing a profile, the fields are the same as those that appear when creating a profile, except that Profile Type cannot be changed.

  2. Enter or update the following information:

    Field

    Required

    Description

    Name

    Y

    Enter a unique name for the role.

    Profile Type

    Y

    Provider or Customer. Customer is synonymous with organization.

    Access Permissions

    N

    Select None, Read, Read/Write, or Custom permissions for this profile. Not all components offer custom permissions. If Custom is selected, sub-component permissions display.

    Tooltip

    For customer profiles:

    • You may specify per-widget access permissions for the widgets that appear in Insights > Dashboard.

    • You may limit access to policies and firewall objects through filters. See Using policy and object filters.

  3. Click Save.

Create or edit a profile

Create or edit a profile

To create or edit a profile:
  1. In System > Profiles:
    1. Click Create to create a new profile.
    2. Select a profile and click Edit to edit the profile.

      When editing a profile, the fields are the same as those that appear when creating a profile, except that Profile Type cannot be changed.

  2. Enter or update the following information:

    Field

    Required

    Description

    Name

    Y

    Enter a unique name for the role.

    Profile Type

    Y

    Provider or Customer. Customer is synonymous with organization.

    Access Permissions

    N

    Select None, Read, Read/Write, or Custom permissions for this profile. Not all components offer custom permissions. If Custom is selected, sub-component permissions display.

    Tooltip

    For customer profiles:

    • You may specify per-widget access permissions for the widgets that appear in Insights > Dashboard.

    • You may limit access to policies and firewall objects through filters. See Using policy and object filters.

  3. Click Save.