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description: Dynamics AX comes with a number of pre-defined roles found in most organizations. However, sometimes your employees may not fit the roles pre-defined
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# Dynamics AX: Creating New Role Centers for Users
02.18.22
*Updated September 30, 2016*. Dynamics AX comes with a number of pre-defined roles found in [most organizations](http://clientsfirst-tx.com/industries/?__hstc=4800236.5ef416d1ff18b4e3d2799893a2b676ad.1641953497195.1641953497195.1641953497195.1&__hssc=4800236.194.1641953497195&__hsfp=2406870324). However, sometimes your employees may not fit the roles [pre-defined in the ERP](http://www.clientsfirst-ax.com/?__hstc=4800236.5ef416d1ff18b4e3d2799893a2b676ad.1641953497195.1641953497195.1641953497195.1&__hssc=4800236.194.1641953497195&__hsfp=2406870324). In such a case, you can opt to assign the available roles that closely fit the unique roles of the specific users.
However, if you know [Dynamics AX](http://www.clientsfirst-ax.com/?__hstc=4800236.5ef416d1ff18b4e3d2799893a2b676ad.1641953497195.1641953497195.1641953497195.1&__hssc=4800236.194.1641953497195&__hsfp=2406870324) in and out, you can create new role centers for the specific users in your organization whose roles don’t fit the pre-defined roles. Here is how to create new roles:
- Open one of the predefined **Role Center** pages. For example, you can open the AP clerk Role Center.
- Hoover the mouse cursor to **Site Actions** to reveal a drop-down menu and click **View All Site Content**. This will display the **Site Content** page.
- On the **Site** content page, open the **Enterprise Portal**. When the portal opens, you will see a list of the pre-configured **Role Center** templates; they are all named beginning with *RoleCenter*.
- Now, it’s time to create custom Role Center templates for the employees. To do this, click the **New Documents** icon on the **Documents** menu.
- The above action will get you ready to create a new custom role center from the **New Web Part Page**. Name the Role Center Template and click **Create**.
- When the template is created, the page will go to edit mode. In edit mode, you can customize the page or leave it in its default state. To customize the page, click **Add a Web Part** on the columns you want to customize.
- On clicking **Add a Web Part**, the **Web Part** browser will display on the screen. Select the Dynamics AX and SharePoint web parts you want to add to the template, and then click **Add.**
- After adding all the Web Parts you want, click **Stop Editing** to finish the task. The template will switch from edit mode to the view mode, displaying the new template with the web parts you added.
## **Creating Menu Items for the Role Center**
Now that you’ve finished creating the template, it’s time to provide the Role Center with a menu item. This is done within AOT. Follow these steps:
- Go to the **AOT** tree, click **Web** group, open Web **Menu Items** and select the **URLs** node.
- Right-click the URLs node and select **New** from the menu that appears. Clicking **New** will create a new URL record. You will have to configure this record to point to the custom Role Center you created.
- On the Properties tab of the URL record, give the URL a **Name**, **Label** and **Help Text**. Also, check that the value of the **HomePage** field is set to **Yes**. If the value is not set to Yes, the Role Center will open in a new window.
- Click **Save** to save the changes you have made.
## **Creating a New User Profile**
The next step is to create a new User Profile.
- Navigate to the **System Administration** page, open **Common** group and click **User Profiles** that is within it. This will list all the User profiles defined in your Dynamics AX system.
- To create a new record, click **New** on the menu bar. You can provide a **Name** and **Description** for your new profile. Also, confirm that your custom Role Centre has been created by checking it on the drop down box on the **Role Center** field. If you followed the steps correctly, you should see the new menu you created.
- Next, it’s times to assign your users Profile. To do this, click the **Users** tab, and then the **Add User** button. Select the users on the system (employees with the roles not defined in Dynamics AX) that you want assigned to the new role, and click **OK**.
The above are the steps you need to take to assign users to a [custom Role Center](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd309607.aspx). When a user logs in the next time, the new template you created will be available in the Role Center. The user can personalize the new role center you have created for them.
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