The
Roles section of your OTT platform allows you to manage user roles and permissions.
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This interface provides tools to view, add, and edit roles, which are crucial for controlling access and functionality across your streaming service.
A search bar enables quick lookups of specific roles
Three buttons on the right display:
a) "Filter" to refine the displayed roles based on various criteria
b) A download button (likely for exporting role data)
c) "Add new role" (+) to create a new role
Role Management
- To edit a role, click the pencil icon at the end of the row
- Use the checkbox to select multiple roles for batch operations
- Sort the data by role, type and date of update from the header of the column
- The "Add new role" button allows you to create new roles as needed
To add new role, click on
Add new role button.
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The interface allows you to do Role Configuration by:
a) Name:
Enter a unique, descriptive name for the new role in the text field provided.
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b) Description:
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Use the larger text area to add a detailed description of the role's purpose and responsibilities.
c) Role Type:
Two toggle button options are available:
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Default: Select this to automatically assign this role to new users.
Guests: Choose this for roles assigned to non-logged-in users.
d) Permissions:
A list of expandable sections allows you to set specific permissions for various areas of the platform:
- Admin
- API
- Roles
- Custom pages
- Files
- Users
- Localizations
- Settings
- Plans
- Invoices
- Tags
- Titles
- Comments
- Reviews
- People
- News
- Videos
- Lists
Click on each section to expand and configure detailed permissions.