Manage roles

Roles are a reusable collection of permissions that can be assigned to users and API keys.

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Only team admins can create, edit and delete roles.

Create role

You create a new user by inviting the person to Uniform.

1. In Uniform, navigate to Security > Roles.

2. Click the red (+) button.

3. Enter the role's name

4. Select the permissions you want to assign.

   About this step

   See the permissions section for details about the individual permissions that are supported.

5. Click Add Role.

Edit Role

Editing a role enables you to change the permissions for the role.

1. In Uniform, navigate to Security > Roles.

2. Click the name of the role you want to edit.

3. Select the permissions you want to assign.

   About this step

   See the permissions section for details about the individual permissions that are supported.

4. Click Save.

Delete role

Deleting a role enables you to remove the role from your Uniform team.

1. In Uniform, navigate to Security > Roles.
2. Click the name of the role you want to delete.
3. Click Delete Role.
4. Click OK.

Default project roles

When a new project is created, the following roles are added by default:

• Developer
• Editor
• Viewer

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Team admins can change or delete these roles. They are added for convenience and are not required in order for Uniform to function properly.

Uniform Canvas permissions

The following table describes the default permissions related to Uniform Canvas that are assigned to the different default project roles.

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For more information on what each permission does, see permissions.

Feature	Permission	Developer	Editor	Viewer
Component Library	Manage	Yes	No	No
Compositions	Create	Yes	Yes	No
Compositions	Delete	Yes	Yes	No
Compositions	Publish	Yes	Yes	No
Compositions	Read Draft	Yes	Yes	No
Compositions	Read Published	Yes	Yes	Yes
Compositions	Update	Yes	Yes	No

Uniform Context permissions

The following table describes the default permissions related to Uniform Context that are assigned to the different default project roles.

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For more information on what each permission does, see permissions.

Feature	Permission	Developer	Editor	Viewer
	Read Drafts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Enrichments	Create	Yes	Yes	No
Enrichments	Delete	Yes	Yes	No
Enrichments	Update	Yes	Yes	No
Intents & Audiences	Create	Yes	Yes	No
Intents & Audiences	Delete	Yes	Yes	No
Intents & Audiences	Update	Yes	Yes	No
Manifest	Publish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manifest	Read	Yes	Yes	No
Quirks	Create	Yes	Yes	No
Quirks	Delete	Yes	Yes	No
Quirks	Update	Yes	Yes	No
Signals	Update	Yes	Yes	No
Signals	Delete	Yes	Yes	No
Signals	Update	Yes	Yes	No
Tests	Update	Yes	Yes	No
Tests	Delete	Yes	Yes	No
Tests	Update	Yes	Yes	No