Qualitia implements role-based security for users. Roles are based on functionality of users like Testers, Automation Test Engineers, and so on. Appropriate privileges are assigned to the roles.
QAS contains the following five pre-defined roles assigned with specific privileges:
- Admin
- Custom Action
- Project Manager
- Test Lead
- Tester
You can create a custom role using the nine pre-defined privileges.
Also, Admin and other non-admin user have been given other Qualitia database privileges as shown in the following table.
MySQL | SQL Server | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Qualitia Admin User | Qualitia Non-Admin User | Qualitia Admin User | Qualitia Non-Admin User |
CREATE | INSERT | CREATE TABLE | SELECT |
REFERENCES | SELECT | ALTER | UPDATE |
DROP | CREATE ROUTINE | REFERENCES | INSERT |
TRIGGER | CREATE VIEW | CREATE PROCEDURE | DELETE |
ALTER | UPDATE | CREATE DATABASE | |
INDEX | DELETE | SELECT | |
INSERT | CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES | UPDATE | |
SELECT | EXECUTE | INSERT | |
CREATE ROUTINE | DELETE | ||
CREATE VIEW | |||
UPDATE | |||
DELETE | |||
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES | |||
EXECUTE |
Adding a Role
Different users perform different roles while working on projects. Some of them could be testers, test-leads, project managers, and so on. The role assigned to a user determines the privileges of the user.
In Qualitia, by using the Roles screen, you can create roles with appropriate privileges.
To create a Role:
- From the Expand Menu, click User Management.
- Click the Roles tab.
- In the left pane, click the Add Role button (
). - Enter the name of a role in the Role box.
- Enter Description.
- Under Assigned Privileges, select the checkboxes of the privileges that you want to map with the role .
- Click Save.
The new role is created and listed in the Roles table of Roles screen.
Editing a Role
You may need to edit the details related to the roles. You can edit the name of a role, its description, or the assigned privileges as per project requirements.
In Qualitia, using Roles screen, you can edit the name of a role, its description, or assigned privileges.
To edit a Role:
- From the Expand Menu, click User Management.
- Click the Roles tab.
- In the left pane, select the role you want to edit.
- Click the Edit Role button (
). - Edit the name of the role in the Role box, if required.
- Edit the Description box, if required.
- (Optional) You can assign with new privileges or unassign with existing privileges.
- Click OK.
The selected role is saved with the edited values.
Removing a Role
Note: You cannot delete a role if it is assigned to a user.
To remove a role:
- From the Expand Menu, click User Management.
- Click the Roles tab.
- In the left pane, click the Remove Role button (
).