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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/roles_ov.html');return(false);"> Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">As a site manager, in order to make shared roles available, you must first setup a directory that everyone who is to share the roles has access to.  Once you create the directory, add that directory name to the custom_dirs.dat file ($UGII_BASE_DIR/ugii/menus/custom_dirs.dat). Then create a subdirectory called <b class="uiTerm">startup</b> and inside that another subdirectory called <b class="uiTerm">roles</b>.  
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      <p class="para_topic">For example, suppose you create these directories on your D drive, <b class="uiTerm">company_customization\startup\roles</b>, you must add D:\company_customization to the<b class="uiTerm"> custom_dirs.dat</b> file. Save any shared Roles (.mtx) files you create in the <b class="uiTerm">roles</b> directory. See <b class="uiTerm"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/roles_create_shared_role_p.html');return(false);">Create a shared Role</a></b> for information on creating shared Roles.   
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