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User rolesUser roles in Self-Service determine what menus are displayed after logging on and whateach person has access to. Users can see and access only those menu items that their rolesauthorize them to see. A user may have more than one role.NoteDo not confuse the concept of web user roles with the Oracle roles usedin Banner security. For information about Banner security’s use of roles,see the Banner Security Administration Handbook.•To assign roles to a person, select User Roles from the Web Tailor menu. Enter theperson’s user ID, then select Submit.Select the check boxes that correspond to the roles you want that user to have, then saveyour changes.For more information and a partial list of roles used in Banner Self-Service, see “Webroles” on page 5-16.Web rulesWeb rules are global settings. They affect all your Self-Service applications.NoteThe programming logic in Web Tailor that authenticates user credentialsis bypassed if your institution uses LDAP to authenticate Banner Self-Service. Any web rules that pertain to user logons will be ignored. •To define and customize web rules, select Web Rules from the Web Tailor Menu.Web Page FieldsItemCGI-BIN DirectoryDescriptionEnter the path of the Web server (CGI-BIN) directory.This column specifies the Oracle Apache PL/SQLAgent service name and OWA program name that isused to construct URLs. This can also specify a thirdpartyWeb server’s CGI binary directory that willexecute the Oracle Apache PL/SQL Agent program.Required.3-12 Banner Web Tailor 8.3 January 2010User GuideUsing Web Tailor