diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/utils/auth.js b/app/ayanova/src/utils/auth.js
index 1cfdad35..9e67b04b 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/utils/auth.js
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/utils/auth.js
@@ -17,6 +17,47 @@ const ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY = "access_token";
 //   domain: CLIENT_DOMAIN
 // });
 
+
+//https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15551652/javascript-enum-flag-check
+const AuthorizationRoles =
+    {
+
+        ///<summary>No role set</summary>
+        NoRole = 0,
+        ///<summary>BizAdminLimited</summary>
+        BizAdminLimited = 1,
+        ///<summary>BizAdminFull</summary>
+        BizAdminFull = 2,
+        ///<summary>DispatchLimited</summary>
+        DispatchLimited = 4,
+        ///<summary>DispatchFull</summary>
+        DispatchFull = 8,
+        ///<summary>InventoryLimited</summary>
+        InventoryLimited = 16,
+        ///<summary>InventoryFull</summary>
+        InventoryFull = 32,
+        ///<summary>AccountingFull</summary>
+        AccountingFull = 64,//No limited role, not sure if there is a need
+        ///<summary>TechLimited</summary>
+        TechLimited = 128,
+        ///<summary>TechFull</summary>
+        TechFull = 256,
+        ///<summary>SubContractorLimited</summary>
+        SubContractorLimited = 512,
+        ///<summary>SubContractorFull</summary>
+        SubContractorFull = 1024,
+        ///<summary>ClientLimited</summary>
+        ClientLimited = 2048,
+        ///<summary>ClientFull</summary>
+        ClientFull = 4096,
+        ///<summary>OpsAdminLimited</summary>
+        OpsAdminLimited = 8192,
+        ///<summary>OpsAdminFull</summary>
+        OpsAdminFull = 16384
+
+    }//end AuthorizationRoles
+
+
 export function login() {
   //   auth.authorize({
   //     responseType: 'token id_token',
@@ -102,3 +143,15 @@ function isTokenExpired(token) {
   const expirationDate = getTokenExpirationDate(token);
   return expirationDate < new Date();
 }
+
+//================ ROLES =================
+export function hasRole(role) {
+
+    if ((role & flags.ERROR) == flags.ERROR){
+        alert("ERROR IS SET");
+     }
+
+    const idToken = getIdToken();
+    return !!idToken && !isTokenExpired(idToken);
+  }
+