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{{Roles}} | {{Roles}}{{Moodle 1.7}}Roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards provides great flexibility in managing how users interact. Prior to Moodle 1.7, there were only six roles possible: guest, student, non-editing teacher, editing teacher, course creator, and administrator. Whilst these roles may still be used, it's now possible to create additional roles, and to change what a given role can do in a particular activity. | ||
{{Moodle 1.7}}Roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards provides great flexibility in managing how users interact. Prior to Moodle 1.7, there were only six roles possible: guest, student, non-editing teacher, editing teacher, course creator, and administrator. Whilst these roles may still be used, it's now possible to create additional roles, and to change what a given role can do in a particular activity. | |||
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
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:A description of a particular Moodle feature, for example [[Capabilities/moodle/blog:create|moodle/blog:create]] | :A description of a particular Moodle feature, for example [[Capabilities/moodle/blog:create|moodle/blog:create]] | ||
;Permission | ;Permission | ||
:A setting for a capability | :A setting for a capability - not set/inherit, allow, prevent or prohibit | ||
;Context | ;Context | ||
:A "space" in Moodle, such as courses, activity modules or blocks | :A "space" in Moodle, such as courses, activity modules or blocks | ||
== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Development:Roles]] | *[[Development:Roles]] | ||
*[[:Category:Capabilities]] | *[[:Category:Capabilities]] |
Revision as of 14:58, 19 February 2008
Template:Moodle 1.7Roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards provides great flexibility in managing how users interact. Prior to Moodle 1.7, there were only six roles possible: guest, student, non-editing teacher, editing teacher, course creator, and administrator. Whilst these roles may still be used, it's now possible to create additional roles, and to change what a given role can do in a particular activity.
Definitions
- Role
- An identifier of the user's status in some context, for example Teacher, Student and Forum moderator
- Capability
- A description of a particular Moodle feature, for example moodle/blog:create
- Permission
- A setting for a capability - not set/inherit, allow, prevent or prohibit
- Context
- A "space" in Moodle, such as courses, activity modules or blocks