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About roles and permissions
Use Roles and Permissions to set what functionality is available to different users. Permissions correspond to tools in Brightspace and D2L products, for example, the ability to create discussion topics or edit an org unit’s navbar. You assign permissions to roles and then assign roles to users for specific org units. When…
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Awards permissions
D2L recommends you use caution when changing the roles and permissions for the Awards tool. Editing an awards permission propagates the change to everyone who currently has the affected role or permission. Setting Expected Behavior See Own Badges Applicable Org Unit Type: All Allows users to: See/work with Badges in…
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Announcements permissions
Setting Expected Behavior See Announcements Applicable Org Unit Type: Any Allows users to: View Announcements items Users will see: The Announcements link on the course navbar The Announcements widget on the course homepage Also Required: N/A See Post-dated Announcements Applicable Org Unit Type: Any Allows users to: See…
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Checklist permissions
Setting Expected Behavior See ChecklistsApplicable Org Unit Type: Any Allows users to: See the Checklist tool Users will see: The Checklist link on the navbar Also Required: N/A Manage ChecklistsApplicable Org Unit Type: Any Allows users to: Edit, delete, and create checklists, checklist categories, and checklist items…
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Config Variable Browser permissions
Setting Expected Behavior Can See and Edit Config Variable ValuesApplicable Org Unit Type: Organization Allows users to: View and edit configuration variables Users will see: The Config Variable Browser in the Admin Tools menu Also Required: N/A
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Course Builder permissions
Setting Expected Behavior See Course Builder toolApplicable Org Unit Type: All levels except organization level Allows users to: See the Course Builder tool Users will see: The Course Builder link on the navbar The Course Builder tool header in the Content tool of an org unit Also Required: See the Tool dependencies…
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Data Purge permissions
Setting Expected Behavior Can Manage Purge SetsApplicable Org Unit Type: Organization Allows users to: Access the Data Purge tool Users will see: The Data Purge link in the Admin Tools menu Also Required: N/A
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Brightspace Parent & Guardian permissions
Setting Expected Behavior See Parent/Guardian Child Relationships for {Parent role name} Role: Administrator Applicable Org Unit Type: Organization level Allows users to: See parent/guardian-child relationships Users will see: In Manage Users, administrators can see the parent/guardian-child relationships for users with…
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Managing Roles and Permissions
Create roles If you have the Manage Role Permissions permission (in Security), you can create any number of roles for your organization and give individual users any number of roles for different org units in your system. You can create a role from new or by copying an existing role. To create a new role: From the Admin…
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Accelerator permissions
Setting Expected Behavior See Course Design Accelerator Applicable Org Unit Type: All levels except organization level Allows users to: Access the Course Design Accelerator page Users will see: Link to the Course Design Accelerator from Course Management Also Required: Various permissions to access functionality that is…