Roles are sets of permissions that you can assign to users and committees to limit their usage of the application to areas relevant to their work. The permissions you set for each Role define how tight or flexible the Role is.
Manage Roles
Select the Manage → Users → Create Roles menu.
The Manage Roles page displays existing roles along with the permissions allowed for each role.
Add a role
To add a Role, enter a Name for the new role. Select the Permissions you would like to grant to users who will be assigned that role. Click a permission and then hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click additional roles in the list until you have selected all the desired roles. You can optionally enter a Description for the role. Click the Save 
icon to save the role.
Edit a role
To edit an existing Role, click the Edit 
icon to make the required modifications to that role, and click the Save icon to save the changes. When editing a role, you can also click the Cancel 
icon to discard the changes.
Delete a role
To delete an existing role, click the Delete 
icon to delete a role. A pop-up warning notifies you that you are about to delete a role that has been assigned to users. If you click OK, the permissions contained with this role are automatically removed from all users. The role that you delete is removed from the list of roles
This is a list of the permissions that can be used to created roles.
Permission | Actions Allowed (pages affected in parentheses) |
|---|---|
Create Questions | Write new items, attach existing assets to items. (Develop Questions → Write Item) |
| Preview Questions | Preview items by generating QTI output so you can preview them as the candidate will see them. This permission works when given in conjunction with Create/Review Questions, Create Cases, QTI-related permissions. (Create Questions, Review Questions, Examine Questions, Add/Edit Case, Case Question Writer, QTI Exam Editor) Note: This permission is available only if the Athena Browser Preview feature is enabled for the current Item Bank. |
Review Questions | Review (Accept, Reject, Modify) items submitted by writers or imported from an external source. (Develop Questions → Review) |
| Translate Questions | Users can create items in the pre-defined language and they can only create translated items for the assignments assigned to them. (Develop Questions → Translate) |
Validate Questions | Validate items as an SME. (Develop Questions → Validate) |
View Questions | Search for and read-only view of items and item history as an observer. Users are able to Comment on items. (Observe → View Questions) |
Create Cases | Create new exam cases and enemy sets. Users can edit their own cases and enemy sets. (Develop Questions → Cases) |
Review Cases | Edit all unpublished exam cases, R-Type cases, and enemy sets. (Develop Questions → Cases) |
View Cases | View contents of exam cases and enemy sets. (Develop Questions → Cases) |
Create Sections | Create exam sections. Users can view and edit their own exam sections. (Create Exam → View Sections) |
Review Sections | Edit all exam sections. (Create Exam → View Sections) |
View Sections | View contents of all exam sections. (Create Exam → View Sections) |
Publish Sections | Publish and un-publish exam sections. (Create Exam → View Sections) |
Create Exams | Users can create, view, and edit their own exam forms. (Create Exam → Add Exam) |
Review Exams | Edit and add content to exam forms . (Create Exam → View Exam) |
View Exams | View contents of all exam forms. (Create Exam → View Exam) |
Publish Exams | Publish and un-publish exam forms. (Create Exam → View Exam) |
Set Exam Standard | Set standard for exams. (Create Exam > Set Standard) |
| Take Exam | User can only Take Exam, but not Rate Difficulty or Set Standard. (Create Exam → Set Standard) |
Upload Assets | Upload assets. (Prepare Assets → Upload) |
Assets Compliance Review | Review (Accept, Reject, Modify) assets uploaded by users who can upload assets. (Prepare Assets → Compliance Review) |
Assets Quality Review | Review (Accept, Reject, Modify) assets uploaded by users who can upload assets. (Prepare Assets → Quality Review) |
Assets Processing | Review (Accept, Reject, Modify) assets uploaded by users who can upload assets. (Prepare Assets → Processing Review) |
Manage Assets | Access the entire assets module functionality: Upload Assets, Compliance Review, Processing, and Quality Review, delete or replace assets, and examine and batch edit the assets. (Project Manager access to Assets tab) |
Submit on Behalf of | Create items and/or upload assets on behalf of other users. (Users still need the Create Questions and/or Upload Assets permission.) |
View Dashboard | View Observer dashboards and track project progress under the Observe tab. (Observe → Users & Committees) |
Manage Project | Access the entire project and perform all actions. Can also perform the following special actions. (Manage)
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Asset Download | Downloading of new assets to be used in the Item Bank.(All pages which display assets). |
Print Report | Allows users to be able to print the HTML reports of items. (The "Print HTML" button on Observer → View Questions and Develop Questions → Review pages). |
Edit Dictionary | If the Project Manager is assigned Edit Dictionary Role then only the Project Manager has the ability to edit the dictionary or add the new words to the dictionary. (Spell Check functionality). |
| Qti Edit Templates | Allows users to edit QTI templates. This needs to be given in conjunction with View Exam or Review Exam permission. This doesn't apply to Project Manager. (Delivery Configuration Tool (QTI Builder) page). |
| Qti Edit Packages | Allows users to edit QTI packages, which is Exam on the Delivery Configuration Tool page, which appear as read-only to users without this permission. This needs to be given in conjunction with View Exam or Review Exam permission. This doesn't apply to Manager. (Delivery Configuration Tool (QTI Builder) page). |
| Qti Export Packages | Allows users to export QTI packages. The Export button on the Delivery Configuration Tool page does not appear to a user who doesn't have this permission. This must be given in conjunction with View Exam or Review Exam permission. This doesn't apply to Manager. (Delivery Configuration Tool (QTI Builder) page). |
| Question Exhibit | Allows users to add and remove exhibits on items. The Exhibits tabs on the Create/Edit Question page do not appear to a user who doesn't have this permission. This must be given in conjunction with Create Questions or Review Questions permission. This doesn't apply to Manager. (Create/Edit Questions page). |
| Similarity Review | Allows users to access pages related to Similarity Review and manage the Enemy relationships for items. This has to be assigned in conjunction with other permissions. |
| Account Support | Allows users to be able to access only Manage → Users page with the Manage Users tab, with the ability to reset the password, reset the 2-Factor Authentication registration details, and reset the security questions for users in the Organization or only in the project, as per radio button selection.
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| Manage Settings | The user can access everything under Manage → Settings and Custom Menu. |
| Manage Blueprint | The user can access Manage → Blueprint to create, modify, or upload a blueprint. |
| Manage Users | The user can access everything under Manage → Users. |
| Manage Project Bank | The user can access everything under Manage → Project Bank and the Queue page. |
| Manage Import | The user are able to access everything under Manage → Import. |
| Manage Reports | The user are able to access everything under Manage → Reports and the Queue page. |
Allow All Permissions | Allow all actions. |
