Roles

The RALS™ SYSTEM provides the ability to control what data and actions are available to operators by creating and assigning roles.

A role is a collection of permissions that is used to control operators’ access within the RALS™ SYSTEM. Every operator has a role.

Frequently asked questions:
How can I allow my Nursing Education staff to add operators without giving them full access as a POCC?

Jump to a heading on this page:
Institution Access
Adding
Editing
Cloning
Deactivating or Deleting
Permission Hierarchy
Homepage
Fields

Institution Access

Roles are a system-wide resource without any institution identity.

Adding

Roles can be added.

Editing

All roles can be edited, including system default roles.

Cloning

Roles can be cloned. All values will be copied except:

Field Notes
Name You will be prompted to enter a new one
Active New roles will be created as active

Deactivating or Deleting

Roles can be deactivated.

A deactivated role cannot be assigned to an operator, but operators that already exist with the deactivated role will not be impacted. These operators can still login to the RALS™ SYSTEM and have access as defined by their deactivated role.

Permission Hierarchy

Permissions are structured into the following groups and hierarchy. Child permissions are automatically selected when a parent is selected.

Homepage

Each role has an associated homepage. Operators will be automatically navigated to their role’s homepage upon login (unless navigating directly to a specific URL).

The homepage field provides a dynamic list of pages based on the selected permissions for this role.

Homepage Option Available for Selection When
Access Logs Access Logs Read permission is enabled
Add Result Results Manual Entry permission is enabled
Dashboard Always
Devices Devices Read permission is enabled; at least one device type is enabled that supports device management (e.g., not MTEs)
Device Types Device Types Read permission is enabled
eQuiz Assignments eQuiz Read OR eQuiz Take permission is enabled; eQuiz feature is enabled for least one institution
HL7 Logs HL7 Logs Read permission is enabled
Levey-Jennings Levey-Jennings Read permission is enabled; at least one device type is enabled that supports Levey-Jennings
Linearity Linearity Read permission is enabled; at least one device type is enabled that supports Linearity
Materials Materials Read permission is enabled; at least one device type is enabled that supports materials
Network Configurations Network Configurations Read permission is enabled; at least one device type is enabled that supports network configuration
Operators Operators Read permission is enabled
Orders Patients Read permission is enabled
Patients Patients Read permission is enabled
Reports Reports Read permission is enabled
Respiratory Parameters Respiratory Parameters Read permission is enabled; at least one device type is enabled that supports Respiratory
Results Results Read permission is enabled
Specimen Sites Specimen Sites Read permission is enabled
Specimen Types Specimen Types Read permission is enabled
Statuses Always
System Settings Any of the System Settings Read permission is enabled: General, Database, E-mail, LMS, Interfacing, LDAP, Purge, Security
Tasks Tasks Read permission is enabled

Fields

Role fields are located in the following places in the RALS™ SYSTEM:

Data Table Fields

When viewing roles in a data table, the fields are defined as follows:

Field Notes
General
Key Unique identifier
Active Indicates whether the role can be assigned to operators
Name Name of the operator
Permissions
Permissions Set of permissions for the role
Notes
Notes Open text field that can be used at your discretion

Add Fields

When adding a role, the fields are defined as follows:

Field Notes
General
Name Name of the operator
Permissions
(List of available permissions) Set of permissions for the role
Homepage
Homepage Operators assigned to this role will be automatically navigated to this page upon login
Notes
Notes Open text field that can be used at your discretion
View or Edit Details Fields

When viewing or editing a role’s details, the fields are defined as follows:

Field Notes
General
Name Name of the operator
(Permissions)
(List of available permissions) Set of permissions for the role
Homepage
Homepage Operators assigned to this role will be automatically navigated to this page upon login
Notes
Notes Open text field that can be used at your discretion