User Type

Description

Administrator

The Administrator role has site-wide, unrestricted read and write permissions with the exception of the ability to read Review Inbox and Approval Inbox and the ability to generate the My Responsibilities report.

Manager

The Manager role has full (read, edit, delete) privileges for the Content Repository, Question Bank, Snippet Bank, Media Library, Glossary, Tag Manager and Content Packaging.

The Manager may also generate the following reports:Courseware Summary Report, Changes Required Report, Review Audit, Question Bank Report, Courseware Workflow Report, Detailed Project Metrics Report, Production Analysis, Media Distribution Report and Project Media Audit.

They also have privileges for the following Miscellaneous Features: Screen Prompts, 3rd Party Content (SCO Search), Tag Search and Document Management.

Developer

The Developer role has full (read, edit, delete) privileges for the Content Repository (assigned activities only), Question Bank, Snippet Bank (if owner), Glossary.

The Developer role has read and edit privileges under the Media Library. They also have privileges for the following Miscellaneous Features: 3rd Party Content, Tag Search and Document Management

The Developer also has access the Course Summary Report. Only assigned activities return to them.

Senior Developer

The Senior Developer role has full (read, edit, delete) privileges for the Content Repository,Question Bank, Snippet Bank, Media Library, Glossary and Content Packaging.

The Senior Developer can generate the following reports: Courseware Summary Report, Changes Required Report, Review Audit, Question Bank Report, Courseware Workflow Report, Detailed Project Metrics Report, Production Analysis, Media Distribution Report and Project Media Audit.

They also have privileges for the following Miscellaneous Features: 3rd Party Content, Tag Search and Document Management.

Reviewer

The Reviewer role has no privileges except read permission for Document Management, full permission for Review Inbox and the ability to generate the My Responsibilities report.

The Reviewer role is used in the review process when an activity is submitted for review.

Review Manager

The Review Manager has no privileges except read permission for Document Management, full permission for Review Inbox and the ability to generate the My Responsibilities report.

The Review Manager role is used in the review process to finalize reviews once they have been checked by Reviewers.

Note: The availability of this role can be turned on or off in Application Preferences.

Review Monitor

The Review Monitor is similar to a Review Manager but with read-only access.  The Review Monitor therefore has no privileges except read permission for Document Management, read permission for Review Inbox and the ability to generate the My Responsibilities report.

The Review Monitor role is used in the review process to observe reviews without commenting on them or altering anything.

Note: The availability of this role can be turned on or off in Application Preferences.

Review Process Manager

The Review Process Manager has no privileges except read permission for all content and the ability to submit activities for review to an end client.

The Review Process Manager role is used in the review process to send activities with the Ready state to the end client for final approval. When the review is completed and returned by the end client, the Review Process Manager is able to review the end client comments.

When the developer unlocks the activity and changes the status to In Production, the Review Process Manager is able to insert comments to provide guidance to the developer on the disposition of the comments. By default, the Review Process Manager does not have the ability to delete the end client comments unless the feature is enabled in Project Preferences.

Approval Authority

The Approval Authority role has no privileges except read permission for Document Management and full permission for the Approval Inbox, and the ability to generate the following reports: Courseware Summary  and My Responsibilities reports.

The Approval Authority role may be used in the review process when an activity is submitted for approval.

Media Developer

The Media Developer role has full (read, edit, delete) privileges for the Media Library. They also have the privilege of unlocking media-related screens in the Activity.