Adding a new role

Who can do this task? System Administrators

To add a new role:

1. View the role summary.

2. Click Add a new Role. The New Role page appears:

   

3. Click the Role box and type the name of the new role that will be used in the system. It can be up to 50 characters long.

4. Click the Role Type box and select one of the following role types which corresponds to the role name you just entered:

• HD Internal: The Health District (HD) Internal Role is used to identify the internal roles at the Health District level.

• HD External: The Health District (HD) External Role is used to identify roles that are external to the Health District. The users assigned to these roles will be the primary recipients of the health messages sent by the Idaho HAN system. This is the default value for Role Type.

• State Internal: The State Internal Role is used to identify the internal roles at the State level.

5. Do one of the following:

• Click Save to save the new role details. The Successfully Added New Role page appears. Click Edit to re-edit the system settings, or click Close to return to the Role Summary page.

• Click Cancel to discard entries and delete the new role. A confirmation dialog box appears with the following message:

"Cancelling will ignore all changes made during this editing session. Do you still wish to Cancel? (OK=Yes, Cancel=No)"

Click OK to cancel the editing session and return to the Role Summary page. Click Cancel to remain on the New Role page.