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Roles are assigned on the [[ECH User Screen]] in the user details overlay. Roles are cumulative, so you can create Roles for areas of the system and then combine them.

Roles can also have permissions to do things on particular [[Itinerary Tags|itinerary tags]] or [[General Activity Screen layouts|Sections]].

== How to create an Admin ==

[[File:Changing a user's role from the ECH.png|alt=Changing a user's role from the ECH|center|thumb|Changing a user's role from the ECH]]

Admins are the most common role type you want to assign. To promote a normal user to Admin you must use the [[ECH User Screen]]. Select the user from the list and then select the role drop down. A user can be assigned multiple roles, which will add permissions to what they can do in the system. So make sure the "Admin" box has a check next to it and press Save. The user should log out and in again after ~~this change has been made~~.

Admins are the most common role type you want to assign. To promote a normal user to Admin you must use the [[ECH User Screen]]. Select the user from the list and then select the role drop down. A user can be assigned multiple roles, which will add permissions to what they can do in the system. So make sure the "Admin" box has a check next to it and press Save. The user should log out and in again after being given a new role.

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+Roles are assigned on the [[ECH User Screen]] in the user details overlay. Roles are cumulative, so you can create Roles for areas of the system and then combine them.
+Roles can also have permissions to do things on particular [[Itinerary Tags|itinerary tags]] or [[General Activity Screen layouts|Sections]].
 == How to create an Admin ==
 [[File:Changing a user's role from the ECH.png|alt=Changing a user's role from the ECH|center|thumb|Changing a user's role from the ECH]]
-Admins are the most common role type you want to assign. To promote a normal user to Admin you must use the [[ECH User Screen]]. Select the user from the list and then select the role drop down. A user can be assigned multiple roles, which will add permissions to what they can do in the system. So make sure the "Admin" box has a check next to it and press Save. The user should log out and in again after this change has been made.
+Admins are the most common role type you want to assign. To promote a normal user to Admin you must use the [[ECH User Screen]]. Select the user from the list and then select the role drop down. A user can be assigned multiple roles, which will add permissions to what they can do in the system. So make sure the "Admin" box has a check next to it and press Save. The user should log out and in again after being given a new role.