Setting Up JICS User Roles in JICS

After you have set up JICS User Roles in EX, you will need to set up JICS user roles in JICS.

Create a Role in JICS

1.      Log in to JICS as an administrator.

2.      Click the Site Manager link. The Site Manager page appears.

3.      Click the Base Roles tab.

4.      Click the Create link. The Add a New Role page appears.

5.      In the Role Name field, enter the name of the role you created in EX.

6.      To allow users belonging to an existing JICS role access to the newly created role's capabilities, select the appropriate base roles checkboxes. You can:

Link the JICS Role to the EX Role

This step should be performed by the IT Administrator at your school.

1.         On the JICS server, open the ADSI Edit tool.

2.         Navigate to the Groups node.

3.         Right-click on the JICS Parent role, and choose Properties.

4.         Change the description to the 3-character code you entered in the Role Definition window in EX.

5.         Click OK. When users are added to this group, the DIS sends them to JICS.