In order to perform tasks in Odyssey, the user performing the task must have the appropriate rights. Since there are hundreds
of specific system-defined rights that can be assigned to a user, rights are grouped together in roles. Roles are then assigned
to users.
A role determines a user’s access to the system and the data processing capabilities. A role is assigned at a specific location
to indicate where in the organizational structure the user’s privileges apply. Roles can be copied and applied to users at
various locations in the organizational structure. Roles can be administered and maintained globally (by system-wide administrators)
or locally (within a single location). Unless otherwise specified, roles are inherited down the structure to lower locations.
The following types of roles are used in Odyssey:
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Global Roles Global roles are available at every location in the organizational structure. The right to maintain global roles is determined
by a single right that applies to every location in the organizational structure.
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Local Roles Local roles are only available at a single location. The right to maintain local roles is inherited down the structure to
lower locations in the organizational structure.
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Either type of role may be copied to create new global or local roles. If users have the rights to maintain global and/or
local roles, they also have the ability to view all global roles and local roles from all locations.