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How To Create and Assign Custom Role To Manage Specific Application
Administration
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Overview

The goal of this knowledge article is to list the steps required to create a custom role that can be assigned to users so the users can manage only the specified application(s).

Applies To
  • Custom Admin Roles
Solution
  1. Navigate to Admin console as Super Admin.
  2. Navigate to the Security tab.
  3. Go to Administrators > Roles.
  4. Click Create new role.

  1. For the Role name and Role description fields, enter the following: Manage Application Role.
  2. Check all boxes for Application and any other permissions necessary for this user.

  1. Click Save Role.
  2. Click the Resources tab.

  1. Click Create new resource set.
  2. For the Name and Description fields, enter the following: SSO Application Resource Set.

  1. Click Add resource.
  2. Enter: Applications.
  3. Select specific SSO application the user should manage or All Applications.

 

  1. Click Save Selection.

  1. Click Create.
  2. To assign the new custom Admin role to a user, click the Admins tab.
  3. Click Add Administrator.
  4. For Select admin, enter the name of the user to grant the custom Admin role to.
  5. For Role, select Manage Application Role.
  6. For Resource set, select SSO Application Resource Set.

  1. Click Save Changes.

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How To Create and Assign Custom Role To Manage Specific Application