ROLE AND ROLE MANAGEMENT

Privileges within the API are managed using Roles represented by the Role class.

The Role class contains a number of predefined roles listed below.

Role	Description	Sub Roles
Administrator	A role which provides access to all administrative functionality	User Manager, Portfolio Manager
User Manager	A role which provides access to user management
Portfolio Manager	A role which provides access to portfolio management	Facility Manager
Facility Manager	A role which provides access to facility management	Meter Manager
Meter Manager	A role which provides the ability to manage facility meters	Writer, Remover, Reader, Modeler
Modeler	A role which allows the user to model meter components
Impersonator	A role which allows the user to impersonate another user at login
WebsiteContentEditor	A role with allows the user to edit website content
Reader	A role which allows the user to read existing items
Editor	A role which allows the user to edit
Creator	A role which allows the user to create
Writer	A role which allows the user to create and edit	Creator, Editor
Remover	A role which allows the user to remove

Users may have memberships to any number of Roles. Each membership is represented by the ManagingEnergy.Security.RoleMembership class shown below.

The RoleMembership class specifies the context in which the membership applies as well as the mode. Depending on how the mode set, the RoleMembership can either grant or deny the privileges defined by the associated Role.