Overview: What are user roles in TAO Portal?

In the TAO Portal, there are two types of roles: global roles and group roles. Understanding the permissions associated with these roles is important when creating or editing a user or group.

For more information, see the user guide.

Global roles

Global roles give users access to functionality across the whole application. A global role is assigned when a user account is created or edited. Users assigned to these roles have rights across the TAO Portal within the group and organizational unit they are enrolled in.

The TAO Portal supports the following Account (global) roles:

Global admin
Content developer
Group creator
Public sessions manager

Group roles

Group roles pertain to a given group only. These roles are assigned as part of the enrollment of a user to a specific group and provide the right to perform certain actions within the scope of the given group.

The TAO Portal supports the following Group-related roles:

Group manager
Scorer
Test-taker