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*This allows a user to switch temporarily to another role so that they can see what the course would look like to someone with that role (much like the "student view" functionality in Moodle 1.6).
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*The roles available in the "Switch role to..." drop-down menu are the same as the roles that a user is [[Allow role assignments|allowed to assign]] to other users.
*This allows a user to switch temporarily to another role in ''Administration > Switch role to...'' so that they can see what the course would look like to someone with that role.
*A user can only switch to roles he/she can assign. That means he/she needs moodle/role:assign at the course context as well the correct settings in the "Allow role assignments" setting.
*The "Switch role to..." list is set in the "Allow role switches" tab of "Site Administration > Users > Permissions > Define role" page.
 
'''WARNING!''' This facility does not always give you a true picture of what the course would look like to someone with that role. It is recommended you have a "test" user with the appropriate role who can be used to give a more accurate view.
 
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==See also==
 
*[[Managing roles]]
*The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/user:loginas|moodle/user:loginas]]
 
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Latest revision as of 02:11, 28 September 2013

  • This allows a user to switch temporarily to another role in Administration > Switch role to... so that they can see what the course would look like to someone with that role.
  • The "Switch role to..." list is set in the "Allow role switches" tab of "Site Administration > Users > Permissions > Define role" page.

WARNING! This facility does not always give you a true picture of what the course would look like to someone with that role. It is recommended you have a "test" user with the appropriate role who can be used to give a more accurate view.

switch role to.png

See also