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Development:Roles [[https://docs.moodle.org/en/Development:Roles]] shows 8 possible contexts in order of granularity.
==Suggestions pulled from Notes==
It appears that '''Personal''' and '''User''' come after '''System''' just before '''Course Category'''.
I think what is needed here is a pictorial diagram similar to the Metacourses [[https://docs.moodle.org/en/Metacourses]] diagram.
Perhaps even a Venn-like diagram [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram] for Contexts, Roles, Capabilities, Permissions, Groups.
This is not an easy concept to put into words, but a picture is worth 1000 words (in English, maybe more in another language.)


== Context Hierarchy Diagram for 1.7 ==
Redirected Roles and permissions from Manage roles to Roles and capabilities
 
Good basics there, keep mostly but may need some re-writing as a general intro to roles. Point to items on the template.
A diagram like this perhaps?
Useful links:
 
Manage roles - OU, Sep 09, 1.8 VI (!) update to reflect changes in Moodle 2,briefly flag how pedagogically useful and powerful they can be,  
[[Image:Moodle-1.7-Context-Hierarch.jpg]]
more (examples) at  Uses of roles
 
Original template items: Assign roles, Override permissions, Manage roles, Allow role assignments, Allow role overrides,
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Risks, Role permissions, Roles FAQ
 
[[User:Martin Dougiamas|Martin Dougiamas]] 19:27, 14 February 2007 (CST): Actually it's more like this in 1.8 (can someone draw a diagram?):
 
  ----------------------------------SYSTEM----------------------------------------
------CATEGORIES----------------------      ------SITE COURSE (FRONT PAGE)-------
---------NORMAL COURSES---------------      -----ACTIVITIES----  -----BLOCKS-----
-----ACTIVITIES----  -----BLOCKS-----

Latest revision as of 08:42, 20 October 2011

Suggestions pulled from Notes

Redirected Roles and permissions from Manage roles to Roles and capabilities Good basics there, keep mostly but may need some re-writing as a general intro to roles. Point to items on the template. Useful links: Manage roles - OU, Sep 09, 1.8 VI (!) update to reflect changes in Moodle 2,briefly flag how pedagogically useful and powerful they can be, more (examples) at Uses of roles Original template items: Assign roles, Override permissions, Manage roles, Allow role assignments, Allow role overrides, Risks, Role permissions, Roles FAQ

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