Create an admin role assignment using an admin

There are several important things to note when creating admin role assignments.

  • You can save an admin assignment even if it includes resources that aren't affected by the permissions. It doesn't break the admin assignment.

  • You can assign both standard and custom roles to individual admins, groups of admins, and apps.

  • You can only assign three standard roles to a group at a time. You can add more roles after saving your changes.

Before you begin

Start this task

You can begin creating an admin role assignment from any of the following places in the Admin Console:

From the Admin tab

  1. In the Admin Console, go to SecurityAdministrators.
  2. On the Administrators page, go to the Admins tab.

  3. Click Add administrator.

  4. On the Administrator assignment by admin page, in the Admin field, enter the user’s or group's name.

Note.

If you don’t have a previously created role or resource set, click Create new to create them.

From the Overview tab

  1. In the Admin Console, go to SecurityAdministrators.

  2. On the Administrators page, go to the Overview tab.

  3. Click Add administrator.

  4. On the Administrator assignment by admin page, in the Admin field, enter the user's or group's name.

Note.

If you don’t have a previously created role or resource set, click Create new to create them.

From the People page

  1. In the Admin Console, go to DirectoryPeople.
  2. Select the required user and go to the user’s profile page. Alternatively, go directly to the user’s profile by searching for the user from the search bar on the Overview tab of the Administrators page.

  3. Go to the Admin Roles tab.

  4. If the user doesn’t have any existing admin role assignments, click Add admin assignment. If the user already has existing admin assignments, click Edit individual assignments.

The Administrator assignment by admin page opens with the username populated in the Admin field.

From the Groups page

  1. In the Admin Console, go to DirectoryGroups. go to the group’s profile page. Alternatively, go directly to the group’s profile by searching for the group from the search bar on the Overview tab of the Administrators page.

  2. Go to the Admin Roles tab.

  3. If the group doesn’t have any existing admin role assignments, click Add admin assignment. If the group already has existing admin assignments, click Edit group assignments.

The Administrator assignment by admin page opens with the group name populated in the Admin field.

From the Applications page

  1. In the Admin Console, go to ApplicationsApplications. Go to the app’s profile page. Alternatively, go directly to the app’s profile by searching for the app from the search bar on the Overview tab of the Administrators page.

  2. Go to the Admin Roles tab.

  3. If the app doesn’t have any existing admin role assignments, click Add admin assignment. If the app already has existing admin assignments, click Edit group assignments.

    The Administrator assignment by admin page opens with the app name populated in the App field.

Note.

If you want to automatically assign the super admin role to your custom API service integrations, you can enable this functionality in SettingsAccountPublic client app admins.

Continue with the task

  1. On the Administrator assignment by admin page, go to the Complete the assignment section.

  2. Make a selection.

    • Select the role you want to assign to your admin. You can also create a new role by selecting Create role from the drop down box.

    • Select the resource set that you want to constrain the admin to. You can create a new resource set by selecting Create resource set from the drop down box. You can also preview the resources assigned here.

  3. Click Save changes.