Create or Edit a Database Role Dialog Box

Enables you to create or edit roles to grant specific access to the selected database.

The Create a Database Role dialog box appears when you click New Role in the Manage Roles dialog box, or when you right-click the Roles folder under the Library folder in your database and then click New Role. The Edit a Database Role dialog box appears when you right-click a role in the Roles folder under the Library folder in your database and then click Edit.

Options

Role name

Type a name for the role you want to assign to the selected database. You can enter a maximum of 50 characters for the role name. If you are editing an existing role, this box displays the name of the role you are editing.

Description

Type a description of the role you are assigning. You can enter a maximum of 200 characters for the role description. If you are editing an existing role, this box displays the description of the role you are editing.

Groups and users box

Displays the groups and users already assigned to a database role. You can also add groups and users directly in this box; separate groups and users with semicolons (;).

Groups and Users button

Click this button to add new groups or users to the role.

OK

Creates or saves your changes to the database role and returns you to the OLAP Manager.

Cancel

Cancels the changes to or creation of the database role and returns you to the OLAP Manager.

Help

Displays this topic in online Help.

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