Patent ID: 8539356
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an operation input unit receiving an input of operation performed by a user; a selection information obtaining unit obtaining role selection information indicating a base role as a basis of a role to be newly created selected by the input of the operation performed in the operation input unit from at least one role having at least one authority per role and registered in advance; an authority information obtaining unit obtaining information indicating the authority of the selected base role; a display control unit displaying a role creation screen in which the authority that can be provided to the role to be newly created can be selected, the role creation screen comprising at least one base role selection column for selecting the base role from roles registered in advance and displaying a state where the authority of the selected base role is selected as an authority to be provided to the role to be created in the role creation screen based on the information indicating the authority obtained by the authority information obtaining unit; a selected authority information obtaining unit obtaining the information indicating the authority that is selected when an input for completing selection of authority is performed, in the case the input for completing the selection of authority is performed in the role creation screen by the operation input unit; and a storage control unit storing the authority obtained by the selected authority information obtaining unit in a storage area in association with the information indicating the created role.