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== User roles ==
 
== User roles ==
  
Your [[Glossary#User account | User account]]
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Your [[Glossary#User account | User account]] in ICA-AtoM is tied to one of five [[Glossary#User roles | user roles]], each representing a different level of access to the system.
ICA-AtoM assigns all users to one of five user roles, each representing a different level of access to the system.
 
  
  
=== Researcher ===
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A [[Glossary#Researcher | '''researcher''']]:
 
 
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A <span class="role">researcher</span>:
 
 
*Does not require a user name or password.
 
*Does not require a user name or password.
 
*Has view-only access to the application.
 
*Has view-only access to the application.
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See also in this Manual:
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A [[Glossary#Contributor | '''contributor''']]:
*[[Search / browse / navigate content]] for more information on viewing the contents of ICA-AtoM.
 
 
 
 
 
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=== Contributor ===
 
 
 
<div class="headerBar">Contributor</div>
 
 
 
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A <span class="role">contributor</span>:
 
 
*Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
 
*Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
 
*Can search, browse, create and edit descriptions.
 
*Can search, browse, create and edit descriptions.
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See also in this Manual:
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An [[Glossary#Editor | '''editor''']]:
*[[Add / edit content]] for more information on contributing descriptions to ICA-AtoM.
 
 
 
 
 
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=== Editor ===
 
 
 
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An <span class="role">editor</span>:
 
 
*Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
 
*Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
 
*Can search, browse, create and edit descriptions.
 
*Can search, browse, create and edit descriptions.
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See also in this Manual:
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A [[Glossary#Translator | '''translator''']]:
*[[Add / edit content]] for more information on editing descriptions and controlled vocabularies in ICA-AtoM.
 
 
 
 
 
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=== Translator ===
 
 
 
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A <span class="role">translator</span>:
 
 
*Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
 
*Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
 
*Can search and browse descriptions.
 
*Can search and browse descriptions.
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See also in this Manual:
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An [[Glossary#Administrator | '''administrator''']]:
*[[Translate ICA-AtoM]] for more information on translating the user interface and contents of ICA-AtoM.
 
 
 
 
 
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=== Administrator ===
 
 
 
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'''Administrator'''
 
 
*Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
 
*Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
 
*Has full access to the system to create, read, update or delete any record in the system.
 
*Has full access to the system to create, read, update or delete any record in the system.
 
*Can customize application to institution-specific requirements.
 
*Can customize application to institution-specific requirements.
 
*Manages user accounts and profiles.
 
*Manages user accounts and profiles.
 
 
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*[[Administer ICA-AtoM]] for more information on installing, maintaining and administering ICA-AtoM.
 
 
 
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User roles

Your User account in ICA-AtoM is tied to one of five user roles, each representing a different level of access to the system.


A researcher:

  • Does not require a user name or password.
  • Has view-only access to the application.
  • Can search and browse descriptions (archival descriptions, authority records, institution descriptions).
  • Is the default role whenever a user accesses the application without logging in.


A contributor:

  • Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
  • Can search, browse, create and edit descriptions.
  • In a multi-repository system, create / edit access may be limited to descriptions originating from his or her own institution.


An editor:

  • Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
  • Can search, browse, create and edit descriptions.
  • Can delete records.
  • Can edit controlled-vocabulary terms.


A translator:

  • Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
  • Can search and browse descriptions.
  • May or may not be able to create, edit and delete records.
  • Can translate user interface elements and database content.
  • May have translation access limited to a particular language.


An administrator:

  • Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
  • Has full access to the system to create, read, update or delete any record in the system.
  • Can customize application to institution-specific requirements.
  • Manages user accounts and profiles.