Hierarchical Structure
To use a hierarchical user structure, you must create a hierarchical set of roles. You can then assign users to the roles.
To create a hierarchical user structure
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Decide which groups you want to use to structure your users. You can, for example, group them according to roles and responsibilities.
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Use the RoleAdd action to create a role for each user group. For example:
action=RoleAdd&RoleName=Sales
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Use the RoleAddRoleToRole action to create a hierarchical structure of roles. For example:
action=RoleAddRoleToRole&RoleName=Sales&ParentRoleName=TeleSales
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Use the UserAdd action to create individual IDOL users. For example:
action=UserAdd&UserName=JaneBrown&Password=Sesame
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Use the RoleAddUserToRole action to associate each user with a role. For example:
action=RoleAddUserToRole&UserName=JaneBrown&RoleName=TeleSales