User roles and permissions are determined by the user groups the account is assigned to. To assign a specific role to a user, the user account is added to the user group that has this role. New user groups can be created that inherit the permissions of an existing user group.

Desigo Plug and Play Automation has three generic user roles:

  • The Administrator role entails
    • All functions visible
    • Access to modify all fields and perform all presented tasks
    • Permission to create projects
  • The Engineer role has permission to configure network-related parameters, read operational status information, and download logs and diagnostic data:
    • All functions visible
    • Permission to modify all data fields and perform all presented tasks
    • No permission to create projects
  • The Operator role has access to read operational status information and download diagnostic data
    • Dashboard visible
    • Permission to download diagnostic data
    • No permission to modify data fields, perform configuration tasks or create projects