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This article explains the existing default roles in the system and how to create a new, custom group manager security role.
Accessing the page #
To access the Roles and permissions page, hover over Users in the main menu and select Roles and permissions.
Predefined roles #
There are four default roles in the system:
- Administrator – A role with all permissions in the system that can fully access and manage all application modules.
- Instructor – A role with higher-level permissions than a regular user, instructors can manage their groups, question pools, tests, and reports, while only previewing the content not managed by them.
- Student – A primary user who can take assigned tests, surveys, training courses, and view/print personal certificates.
- Proctor – Proctors can monitor candidate progress on tests and supervise them in real time.
Creating a group manager security role #
To create a new, custom role using permissions:
- Click the New role button.
- Enter the role name.
- Enter the external ID (optional).
- Enter a description (optional).
- Select the permissions you want the group manager to have. We suggest choosing permissions from 23 to 26. Permission 1 is selected by default.
- Click the Save button.
Assigning the group manager role to users #
Once you create a group manager role, you can assign it to the user:
- Open a profile of the user to whom you want to assign a group manager role.
- In the Information tab, select Account information from the side menu.
- Change the user’s role by selecting Group manager from the drop-down menu.
- Click the Save button.
For a video tutorial on how to create a user group manager role, please watch the video.
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