Roles provide a way for community administrators to group permissions and assign them to users or user groups. Permissions define the actions that a user can perform in a community. When they assign roles, community administrators consider the tasks of a user in the context of a particular community.
What are roles and permissions in Salesforce?
Roles contain Business Manager module permissions and functional permissions and are defined in the context of an organization. Module permissions grant access to Business Manager modules, while functional permissions grant permission to perform certain tasks.
What are the user roles?
A user role is a predefined category that can be assigned to users on the basis of their job title or some other criteria. Roles are typically used to present customized versions, or views, of a form template to different types of users.
What is user permissions?
The authorization given to users that enables them to access specific resources on the network, such as data files, applications, printers and scanners. User permissions also designate the type of access; for example, can data only be viewed (read only) or can they be updated (read/write).