---
title: "Benefits"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/authentication/user-management/roles/benefits/
description: "User Management allows you to directly add end-users to your application and assign them custom roles"
last_updated: 2026-08-06T05:54:02Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
---

# Benefits

* Roles enable you to group your application users based on the access levels and permissions given to them. 

* Roles help you to prevent unauthorized access to view or modify application data, and boost the resource and data security in your application. 

* You can configure scopes and grant specific permissions to actions like viewing a table's data, deleting rows from a table, or uploading files in specific folders in the [Data Store](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction/) for custom roles. 

* They also enable you to control the data flow and the design of your application as per your needs. You can build your application by keeping in mind the multi-level access you can grant to various user groups.