New option to ignore custom roles when converting permission algorithms

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.1 EE SP4 (5.1.7), 5.2 EE SP3 (5.2.7)
• Fix Version/s: 5.1 EE SP5 (5.1.8), 5.2 EE SP4 (5.2.8)
• Component/s: Legacy > Control Panel menu, Legacy Components > Administration UI
• Labels:
  • 5.2_release_notes
• Environment: All

When converting a legacy permission algorithm to one of the modern permission algorithm, a large number of new roles are often needed to represent each old role. To address this issue, a new option has been added which can be used to ignore custom roles when converting a legacy permission algorithm.