Difference between revisions of "User roles"

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Main Page > User manual > Getting started > 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. Administrators can add and modify user roles: see Manage user accounts and Edit permissions.

Researcher

A researcher is any user who is not logged in and therefore has view-only access to the application. A researcher can search and browse descriptions (published archival descriptions, authority records, archival institutions)

Contributor

A contributor can search, browse, create, edit, publish and export descriptions.

Editor

An editor can search, browse, create, edit, publish, delete and export descriptions and edit controlled vocabulary terms.

Translator

Is a registered user with a unique user name or password
Can search and browse descriptions
Can translate user interface elements and database content

Administrator

Is a registered user with a unique user name or password
Can import, export, create, read, update, publish, or delete any record in the system
Can customize application to institution specific requirements
Manages user accounts and profiles

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 == Researcher ==
-* Does not require a user name or [[Glossary#Password|password]]
+A researcher is any user who is not logged in and therefore has view-only access to the application. A researcher can search and browse descriptions (published [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]], [[Glossary#Authority record|authority records]], [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]])
-* Has view-only access to the application
-* Can search and browse descriptions ([[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]], [[Glossary#Authority record|authority records]], [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]])
-* Is the default role whenever a user accesses the application without logging in
 == Contributor ==
-* Is a registered user with a unique user name or [[Glossary#Password|password]]
+A contributor can search, browse, create, edit, publish and export descriptions.
-* Can search, browse, create, edit, and export descriptions
 == Editor ==
-* Is a registered user with a unique user name or [[Glossary#Password|password]]
+An editor can search, browse, create, edit, publish, delete and export descriptions and edit [[Glossary#Controlled vocabulary|controlled vocabulary]] [[Glossary#Term|terms]].
-* Can search, browse, create, edit, publish, and export descriptions
-* Can delete records
-* Can edit [[Glossary#Controlled vocabulary|controlled vocabulary]] [[Glossary#Term|terms]]