BusinessPhone Communication Platform 5.1
Dialogs

## Profile List

This dialog shows all profiles that have been defined for your system. You can add, modify, delete, export or import a profile.

To access the dialog, click on “Profiles” in the Security directory tree. A list of all profiles appears.

Two profiles are part of every system: “admin” and “default”. The admin profile has the highest access rights. The default profile is the standard setting for new profiles.

Note

You cannot delete or change the default or admin profile.

For more information about profiles, see section System-Administrator Tool.

#### Actions

New |  | To add a new profile. |
Modify |  | To modify a profile. |
Delete |  | To delete the selected profile. |
Import |  | To import a profile. |
Prepare for Export |  | To export a profile. |

### Creating a new profile

Note

To create a new profile, you need to have a system administrator authorization. If you cannot create a profile, please ask your system administrator for further details.

Note

You can only assign access rights that are part of your own profile.

- In the Profile List dialog, click on the New button. The Main Rights - New Profile /default dialog opens.
- Check the radio buttons to set the authorization level of the new profile. If you want to define a subset for configuration, maintenance or administration rights, click on the respective Define Subset link. For further information, see section Main Rights - New Profile /default.
- If you are satisfied with your settings, click on Submit. The Profile Data - New Profile window opens.
- Enter a Profile ID. This is the name of the profile that will appear in the profile list later on.
- If necessary, enter a short description of the profile.
- Select the Profile type in the drop-down list box. Two profile types are available: “User” and “Master”.
- Select “User” for standard users with restricted access rights.

- or

- Select “Master” if you want to create a new master profile. For more information about master profiles, see section Apply Master.
- Click on Save. The new profile has been created and you return to the Profile List automatically. You can see the new profile in the Profile List on the left. All user profiles are marked with “(u)” for “user”; a new master profile is followed by a (“m”), which stands for “master”.

Now you can apply the new standard user profile. There is no need to restart BMS server.

#### Actions

Submit |  | To send your changes to the system. |
Reset |  | To discard any changes and to reload the user data. |
Cancel |  | To abort the user data modification and to return to the User List dialog without any changes. |

### Modifying a profile

- Select a profile in the Profile List.
- Click on Modify. The Main Rights dialog for the selected profile opens.
- Edit the authorization level of the selected profile. See also Main Rights - New Profile /default.
- If you are pleased with your changes, click on Submit. The Profile Data - New Profile window opens.
- Now you can edit the profile id, the description of the profile and the profile type, if necessary.
- Click on Save. The profile has been changed and you return to the Profile List.

### Deleting a profile

- Select a profile in the Profile List.
- Click on Delete. You are asked to confirm the process.
- Click on OK to delete the profile, or click on Cancel to abort the process.
- If the profile has been deleted successfully, the profile is removed from the Profile List.

### Importing a profile

You can import a profile that has been created before. To import a profile:

- In the Profile List window, click on the Import button. The Import Profile dialog opens.
- Click on Browse and select an import file.
- Click on Import.

For more information about profiles, see sections Apply Master and System-Administrator Tool.

### Exporting a profile

You can export all profiles in the list. This way you can save the profiles on your hard disk and import them later on to another BMS installation. Please note that you cannot change the name of a profile during the export process.

If you export a master profile, you are asked to enter the license-key of the target installation. See section Apply Master.

To export a profile:

- In the Profile List dialog, select a profile in the list. Master profiles are marked with an “(m)”.
- Click on Prepare for Export. The Profile List dialog refreshes, now showing two new sections Export Profile and Selected Profile.
- Enter the name of the profile in the Export Profile section.
- If you are about to export a master profile, you are asked to enter the license-key of the BMS target installation. If you know the key, enter the license-key in the “License:” field. If you do not know the key, leave the field blank. See also Apply Master.
- Click on Prepare for Export. The Exportable Profiles dialog opens.
- Click on a files link to start the export and to save the file on your local hard disk.
- Click on the Profile List button to return to the Profile List dialog.

Revision: B © Ericsson Enterprise 2003