DST-3

DST-3: Permissions

Permission	Definition
New Forum	This enables a user to create a new forum
New Topic	This enables a user to create a new topic
New Response	This enables a user to send a response to a Topic
Response to Response	This enables a user to send a response to a Topic response
Move Postings	This enables a user to move forum postings among Topics/Forums
Change Settings	This enables a user to change Template, Forum and Topic settings
Post to Gradebook	This enables a user to grade a posting and post the grade to the Gradebook
Read	This enables a user to read postings
Revise All	This enables a user to revise anyone's posting
Revise Own	This enables a user to revise only his/her own posting
Delete All	This enables a user to delete anyone's posting
Delete Own	This enables a user to delete only his/her own posting
Mark as Read	This enables a user to mark postings as read in bulk

Role and permission level associations are provided by the sakai.properties file
The following table provides the default role and permission level associations:
- These associations can be changed in the sakai.properties file

Role	Permission Level
Instructor, Project Owner, Maintain	Owner
Assistant	Author
Candidate, Member	Nonediting Author
Access, Student, Visitor	Contributor
Observer	Reviewer
	None

The following table provides the default permissions associated with a level:
- Auto DDL will create these by default
- These permission and level associations can be changed by editing the DDL

If a user changes the permission level or set of permissions (Custom) for a role, the changes will be saved for that session
- If the user clicks Save Settings & Add Topic, the changes made during the session will be committed to the database
- If the user clicks Cancel, the changes made during the session will not be committed to the database
If a user selects a set of permissions for a role that are not associated with a permission level, the permission level will change to Custom
Selecting a role from the list box will dynamically change the permission level displayed in the drop-down box and the permissions associated with the level
- For example, if the user selects the Observer Role from the list box, the drop-down box will change to Reviewer and the Read and Mark as Read permissions only will be selected
Save Settings should save any changes and return the user to the home page (HP-1 for an administrator or HP-2 for a normal user)
Restore Defaults will save any changes and display a warning asking the user if he/she is sure he/she wants to restore the default settings (DST-4)
Cancel should reset any changes and return the user to the home page (HP-1 for an administrator or HP-2 for a normal user)