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Flatten Role Hierarchy

If the hierarchic relationship between roles in an organization reaches a level of complication that prevents you from assigning roles and providing access permissions to resources in a clear and manageable fashion you may want to reassess the role relationships. You can flatten the role hierarchy in a configuration file, by removing the links between roles. The result is that all roles that previously had access to a resource via an intermediate role are given direct access to those resources. The configuration file that results from this treatment can then be reassessed. Using the flattened configuration file as base platform, you can then streamline the role hierarchy in your organization, remove redundant roles, and establish new relationships between subordinate and parental roles that accurately reflect the current use of resources in your organization.

To flatten a configurations role hierarchy

1. From the client tools, open or select the configuration file to be flattened.
2. Click Edit, Flatten Role Hierarchy.

   The client tools scan the configuration file and opens a new configuration file that reflects the role hierarchy treatment. The previous configuration file is maintained without any changes.

3. Save the new configuration file under a new name.