Set Up Roles & Permissions

Control the capabilities of your Users in CXME.

Last Updated: July 26, 2022

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Create a New Role

You can create roles with specific permissions to limit what Users in your organization have access to. CXME comes with 2 default roles that cannot be updated (Admin Role & Minimal Permissions). You can easily add roles in the Roles & Permissions section of the Settings view. Let's learn how!

Your ability to set up roles depends on your Role & Permissions.


  1. Click on your avatar at the top right, then click on Settings.
    screenshot of cxme with avatar and settings highlighted
  2. Click on Roles & Permissions under Customization.
    screenshot of settings options with roles & permissions highlighted
  3. Click on Add Role.
    screenshot of roles with add role highlighted
  4. Give your role a name to differentiate it from others. You can also choose a start page from any of the views within CXME by copying the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and pasting it into the field below Start Page (URL). (e.g. If you want Users under this role to start at the My Work view after logging in, you would go to the My Work view, copy the URL, and paste it in this field.)
    screenshot of role editor with name and start page highlighted
  5. Click in the box next to each permission you want to enable for this particular role. When you are done, click the Save & Exit button.

    Some permissions require others to be enabled. Enabling some permissions will automatically enable other permissions as needed. 

    screenshot of role editor with checkboxes and save & edit button highlighted
  6. Your new role has been created! You can update the role by clicking the Edit icon. You can also clone or delete the role by clicking the three-dot menu, then clicking on the Clone or Delete icons.

    Any User assigned to a role that gets deleted will default to the Minimal Permissions role. 

    screenshot of roles with edit, three-dot menu, clone, and delete icons highlighted


Assign Users to a Role

Now that you have roles created, you will need to assign Users to them. Let's check it out!


  1. Click on your avatar at the top right, then click on Settings.
    screenshot of cxme with the avatar and settings highlighted
  2. Click on Roles & Permissions under Customization.
    screenshot of settings options with roles & permissions highlighted
  3. Click the Edit icon next to the role you wish to assign Users to. 
    screenshot of roles with the edit icon highlighted
  4. Click the Assign Users to Role button. 
    screenshot of a role with the assign users to role button highlighted
  5. Click the box next to each User you wish to assign this role to or click the box at the top to select all Users. You can also use the search bar at the bottom to search for specific Users. When you are done, click the Assign Users to Role button. 
    screenshot of the user picker with the assign users to role button highlighted
  6. Your Users have been assigned to a role! You can easily switch their role by clicking the Switch Role button.

    Users can also be individually assigned to roles by updating their profiles in the Users section of the Settings view. 

    screenshot of role with the switch role button highlighted


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