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## Role List
This section describes how roles are created and managed within Yellowfin. Roles are allocated to users and define a set of functions that the user is permitted to access within the system. The role list is accessible via the Admin Console. As a default you will have a number of pre-configured roles. These are listed below.
## Sample Yellowfin Roles
When Yellowfin is initially deployed a standard set of roles is provided to you. These are:
| **Administrator** | The Yellowfin Administration role has access to database and user administration functions. These functions include managing users, groups and other configuration parameters.
It also has all the report writing and reading access supplied by the other roles below plus advanced functions, including:
SQL Reports, Public Publishing, Drill Through Reports, Discussion Admin Rights. |
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| **Public Writer** | The Yellowfin Report Public writer has access for creating and editing Public reports.
All users that are to publish reports for Public use must have the Public Role to do so.
Reports created by a Yellowfin Public Writer can include drill through reports, multicast reports, and report emailing. |
| **Report Consumer** | The Yellowfin Report Consumer can only read reports that have been published to the Public repository.
Access exists to favourites, a dashboard and report viewing. |
| **Report Writer** | The Yellowfin Report Writer has access to favourites, a dashboard and Private report creation.
A Yellowfin report writer cannot produce reports with drill through, broadcast or MI capabilities. |
## Create Role
In order to create a new role you will need complete the following:
1. Click on the **Add** button located at the bottom of the Roles list in the Admin Console
2. You will now be taken to the Role Details page and will need to define these components:
1. Provide a meaningful Name and Description that outlines the purpose or use of the role
2. Enable the role as Mandatory, Default, or Guest as required. (Optional)
3. Select an existing public storyboard to present to new users from the [Welcome](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER71/pages/2034271) page. (Optional)
4. Enable/Disable functions as required. A description of each function is available by hovering over the info icon on the right hand side.
**Note:** See [*Available Security Functions*](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER71/pages/2032056) for a full list.
5. Define the CRUD permissions where required. Some functions will have a C R U D check list as part of the settings. The acronym CRUD refers to all of the major functions that need to be implemented. Each letter in the acronym can be mapped to a standard SQL statement:
One example of CRUD access is for dashboards. If a user only has R selected they will be able to read dashboard but not create new dashboard tabs or add reports to their tabs. Whilst a user with CRUD will be able to create and delete dashboard tabs.
6. The last option you have in the role settings is to specify what columns should be made available to users when viewing the report list.
3. Click Save when you have completed editing to make your role available.
**Note:** Yellowfin will do a function check to ensure you do not breach your license agreement.
## Edit/Copy Role
In order to edit the permissions assigned to a role, or make a duplicate copy of a role to manipulate use the drop down list next to the role name on the Admin Console.
## Delete Role
In order to delete a role use the drop down list next to the role name on the Admin Console. You will then be prompted to confirm the deletion on a separate page.
**Note:** if there are users attached to a role you choose to delete, the users will also be removed from the system.