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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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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…
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Accommodations permissions
Setting Expected Behavior View Other Users' Accommodations Applicable Org Unit Type: Course Offering Allows users to: View accommodations granted to other users. Users will see: The View Accommodations option off the context menu of a learner in the Classlist tool. Users will also see the accommodations icon and details…
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Account Settings permissions
Setting Expected Behavior See/Edit My Account Settings Applicable Org Unit Type: Organization Allows users to: View and edit account settings. Users will see: The Account Settings option when you click your username on the minibar. Also Required: N/A Can Change Preferred Number and Date Formatting Applicable Org Unit Type:…
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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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Assignments permissions
Setting Expected Behavior See and Submit Files to Assignment Submission Folders Applicable Org Unit Type: All Allows users to: See and access Submit Files page in the Assignments tool Users will see: The Assignments link on the course navbar. Note: Roles with this permission will appear in the list of users that can be…
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Attendance permissions
Setting Expected Behavior See the Attendance tool Applicable Org Unit Type: Any Allows users to: See the Attendance tool on the navbar, as well as the My Attendance page if Manage attendance registers is off Users will see: The Attendance link on the navbar Also Required: N/A Manage Attendance Registers Applicable Org Unit…
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Audio Capture permissions
Setting Expected Behavior Can Capture AudioApplicable Org Unit Type: All Allows users to: Create audio attachments in Brightspace Editor's Insert Stuff option Users will see: The Record Audio option anywhere attachments are supported. Also Required: N/A
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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…