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How to Create Custom Role to Run Imports, Create Any Application, and Manage Users in Specific Group
Administration
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Overview

The goal of this knowledge article is to explain the steps involved in creating a custom Admin role that allows the user assigned the role to run imports, create and manage any application, and manage users in a specific group.

Applies To
  • Administration
  • Custom Admin Roles
Solution
  1. Navigate to the Admin console as Super Admin.
  2. Navigate to Administrators > Roles.
  3. Click Create new role.
  4. For the Role name and Role description fields, enter the following: Run Imports, Create Applications, Manage Users Role.
  5. Check all boxes for User, Group, Application, and Profile source.
  6. The Preview role should look like this:                                                                                                                                              

Preview role                                                                                                             

  1. Click Save Role.
  2. Click the Resources tab.
  3. Click Create new resource set.
  4. For the Name and Description fields, enter the following: Custom Resource Set.
  5. Click Add resource.
  6. Enter: Applications.
  7. Select All applications.
  8. Click Save Selection.
  9. Click Add another resource type.
  10. Enter: Groups.
  11. Select Select groups.
  12. Enter the specific group name for which the user assigned the custom Admin role should have management abilities.
  13. Click Save selection.
  14. Click Create.
  15. To assign the new custom Admin role to a user, click the Admins tab.
  16. Click Add administrator.
  17. For Select admin, enter the name of the user to whom the custom Admin role should be granted.
  18. For Role, select Run Imports, Create Applications, Manage Users Role.
  19. For Resource set, select Custom Resource Set.
  20. Click Save Changes.
  21. Login as the user and the user will be able to run imports, create/manage applications, and manage users in a specific group.

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How to Create Custom Role to Run Imports, Create Any Application, and Manage Users in Specific Group