Permissions, roles, and tools

The following tables show the default permissions associated with each role in Sakai. For more information about roles in Sakai, see the document Participant roles.

Course sites Aliases Announcements Assignments Schedule Chat Content/Resources Crud Discussion Dropbox Gradebook Email Archive News Preferences Profile Realms Section Info Site Info Syllabus Tests & Quizzes User/MyWorkspace

Project sites Aliases Announcements Assignments Schedule Chat Content/Resources Crud Discussion Dropbox Gradebook Email Archive News Preferences Profile Realms Section Info Site Info Syllabus Tests & Quizzes User/MyWorkspace

Course sites
Aliases     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add Aliases	alias.add
Delete Aliases	alias.del
Change/Update Aliases	alias.upd
Announcements    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete any announcement	annc.delete.any	X
Delete only announcements you own	annc.delete.own	X
Create new announcements	annc.new	X
Read announcements	annc.read	X	X
Read draft announcements	annc.read.drafts	X
Revise any announcement	annc.revise.any	X
Revise only announcements you own	annc.revise.own	X
Assignments    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete assignments	asn.delete	X
Grade assignments	asn.grade	X
Create new assignments	asn.new	X
Read assignments	asn.read	X	X
Revise assignments	asn.revise	X
Submit assignments	asn.submit	X	X
Schedule    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete calendar entries	calendar.delete	X
Import calendar entries	calendar.import	X
Create new calendar entries	calendar.new	X
Read calendar entries	calendar.read	X	X
Revise calendar entries	calendar.revise	X
Chat    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete any chat entry	chat.delete.any	X
Delete only chat entries you own	chat.delete.own	X
Post new chat entries	chat.new	X
Read chat entries	chat.read	X	X
Revise any chat entries	chat.revise.any	X
Revise only chat entries you own	chat.revise.own	X
Content/Resources    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete content	content.delete	X
Create new content	content.new	X
Read content	content.read	X	X
Revise content	content.revise	X
Crud    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Create crud content	crud.create
Delete crud content	crud.delete
Read crud content	crud.read
Update crud content	crud.update
Discussion    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete any discussion item (topic/category)	disc.delete.any	X
Delete only discussion items you own	disc.delete.own	X
Create new discussion item	disc.new	X	X
Create new discussion topics	disc.new.topic	X
Read discussion items	disc.read	X	X
Read draft discussion items	disc.read.drafts	X
Revise any discussion item	disc.revise.any	X
Revise only discussion items you own	disc.revise.own	X	X
Dropbox    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Whether a dropbox will be automatically created for a user or not when the user account is created	dropbox.own	X
Ability to see all dropboxes in a course	dropbox.maintain	X
Gradebook    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
View only scores and grades you own	gradebook.access		X
Create/Edit gradebook	gradebook.maintain	X
Edit assignments in the Gradebook	gradebook.editAssignments	X
Grade anything in the Gradebook	gradebook.gradeAll	X
Grade section	gradebook.gradeSection	X
View your grades	gradebook.viewOwnGrades		X
Email Archive    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete any emails	mail.delete.any	X
Delete only emails you own	mail.delete.own	X
Create new email	mail.new	X	X
Read email	mail.read	X	X
Revise any email	mail.revise.any	X
Revise only email you own	mail.revise.own	X
News    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete any news item	news.delete.any	X
Delete only news items you own	news.delete.own	X
Create new news item	news.new	X
Read news item	news.read	X
Revise any news item	news.revise.any	X
Revise only news items you own	news.revise.own	X
Preferences     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add preferences	prefs.add
Delete preferences	prefs.del
Update preferences	prefs.upd
Profile     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Read profile	profile.read
Update profile	profile.update	<
Realms     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add realm	realm.add
Delete realm	realm.del	X
Update realm	realm.upd	X
Update only realms you own	realm.upd.own
Section Info     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Has the role of instructor for section	section.role.instructor	X
Has the role of student for sections	section.role.student		X
Has the role of teaching assistant for sections	section.role.ta	X
Site Info    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add site	site.add
Delete site	site.del
Update site	site.upd	X
View site roster	site.viewRoster
View published worksites from MyWorkspace	site.visit	X	X
View unpublished worksites from MyWorkspace	site.visit.unp	X	X
Syllabus     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add syllabus	syllabus.add	X
Delete syllabus	syllabus.delete	X
Read syllabus	syllabus.read	X	X
Update syllabus	syllabus.update	X
Create syllabus item	syllabusItem.create	X
Get syllabus item	syllabusItem.get	X
Save syllabus item	syllabusItem.save	X
Tests & Quizzes     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Create an assessment	assessment.createAssessment	X
Delete any assessment	assessment.deleteAssessment.any	X
Delete an assessment you created	assessment.deleteAssessment.own	X
Edit any assessment	assessment.editAssessment.any	X
Edit an assessment you created	assessment.editAssessment.own	X
Grade any assessment	assessment.gradeAssessment.any	X
Grade an assessment you created	assesssment.gradeAssessment.own	X
Publish any assessment	assessment.publishAssessment.any	X
Publish an assessment you created	assessment.publishAssessment.own	X
Copy question pools you created	assessment.questionpool.copy.own	X
Create a question pool	assessment.questionpool.create	X
Delete question pools you created	assessment.questionpool.delete.own	X
Edit question pools you created	assessment.questionpool.edit.own	X
Submit an assessment for a grade	assessment.submitAssessmentForGrade		X
Take an assessment	assessment.takeAssessment		X
Create a template for an assessment	assessment.template.create	X
Delete templates you created	assessment.template.delete.own	X
Edit a template you created	assessment.template.edit.own	X
User/MyWorkspace     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add user	user.add
Delete user	user.del
Update any user	user.upd.any
Update only users you own	user.upd.own

Project sites
Aliases     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add Aliases	alias.add
Delete Aliases	alias.del
Change/Update Aliases	alias.upd
Announcements    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete any announcement	annc.delete.any	X
Delete only announcements you own	annc.delete.own	X	X
Create new announcements	annc.new	X	X
Read announcements	annc.read	X	X
Read draft announcements	annc.read.drafts	X	X
Revise any announcement	annc.revise.any	X
Revise only announcements you own	annc.revise.own	X	X
Assignments    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete assignments	asn.delete	X	X
Grade assignments	asn.grade	X	X
Create new assignments	asn.new	X	X
Read assignments	asn.read	X	X
Revise assignments	asn.revise	X	X
Submit assignments	asn.submit	X	X
Schedule    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete calendar entries	calendar.delete	X	X
Import calendar entries	calendar.import	X	X
Create new calendar entries	calendar.new	X	X
Read calendar entries	calendar.read	X	X
Revise calendar entries	calendar.revise	X	X
Chat    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete any chat entry	chat.delete.any	X
Delete only chat entries you own	chat.delete.own	X	X
Post new chat entries	chat.new	X	X
Read chat entries	chat.read	X	X
Revise any chat entries	chat.revise.any	X
Revise only chat entries you own	chat.revise.own	X	X
Content/Resources    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete content	content.delete	X	X
Create new content	content.new	X	X
Read content	content.read	X	X
Revise content	content.revise	X	X
Crud    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Create crud content	crud.create
Delete crud content	crud.delete
Read crud content	crud.read
Update crud content	crud.update
Discussion    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete any discussion item (topic/category)	disc.delete.any	X
Delete only discussion items you own	disc.delete.own	X	X
Create new discussion item	disc.new	X	X
Create new discussion topics	disc.new.topic	X	X
Read discussion items	disc.read	X	X
Read draft discussion items	disc.read.drafts	X	X
Revise any discussion item	disc.revise.any	X
Revise only discussion items you own	disc.revise.own	X	X
Dropbox    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Whether a dropbox will be automatically created for a user or not when the user account is created	dropbox.own	X
Ability to see all dropboxes in a course	dropbox.maintain	X
Gradebook    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
View only scores and grades you own	gradebook.access
Create/Edit gradebook	gradebook.maintain	X	X
Edit assignments in the Gradebook	gradebook.editAssignments	X
Grade anything in the Gradebook	gradebook.gradeAll	X
Grade section	gradebook.gradeSection	X
View your grades	gradebook.viewOwnGrades		X
Email Archive    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete any emails	mail.delete.any	X
Delete only emails you own	mail.delete.own	X	X
Create new email	mail.new	X	X
Read email	mail.read	X	X
Revise any email	mail.revise.any	X
Revise only email you own	mail.revise.own	X	X
News     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Delete any news item	news.delete.any	X
Delete only news items you own	news.delete.own	X
Create new news item	news.new	X
Read news item	news.read	X
Revise any news item	news.revise.any	X
Revise only news items you own	news.revise.own	X
Preferences     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add preferences	prefs.add
Delete preferences	prefs.del
Update preferences	prefs.upd
Profile     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Read profile	profile.read
Update profile	profile.update
Realms     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add realm	realm.add
Delete realm	realm.del	X
Update realm	realm.upd	X
Update only realms you own	realm.upd.own
Section Info     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Has the role of instructor for section	section.role.instructor	X
Has the role of student for sections	section.role.student		X
Has the role of teaching assistant for sections	section.role.ta	X
Site Info    Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add site	site.add
Delete site	site.del
Update site	site.upd	X
View site roster	site.viewRoster
View published worksites from MyWorkspace	site.visit	X	X
View unpublished worksites from MyWorkspace	site.visit.unp	X	X
Syllabus     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add syllabus	syllabus.add	X
Delete syllabus	syllabus.delete	X
Read syllabus	syllabus.read	X
Update syllabus	syllabus.update	X
Create syllabus item	syllabusItem.create	X
Get syllabus item	syllabusItem.get	X
Save syllabus item	syllabusItem.save	X
Tests & Quizzes     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Create an assessment	assessment.createAssessment	X
Delete any assessment	assessment.deleteAssessment.any	X
Delete an assessment you created	assessment.deleteAssessment.own	X
Edit any assessment	assessment.editAssessment.any	X
Edit an assessment you created	assessment.editAssessment.own	X
Grade any assessment	assessment.gradeAssessment.any	X
Grade an assessment you created	assesssment.gradeAssessment.own	X
Publish any assessment	assessment.publishAssessment.any	X
Publish an assessment you created	assessment.publishAssessment.own	X
Copy question pools you created	assessment.questionpool.copy.own	X
Create a question pool	assessment.questionpool.create	X
Delete question pools you created	assessment.questionpool.delete.own	X
Edit question pools you created	assessment.questionpool.edit.own	X
Submit an assessment for a grade	assessment.submitAssessmentForGrade		X
Take an assessment	assessment.takeAssessment		X
Create a template for an assessment	assessment.template.create	X
Delete templates you created	assessment.template.delete.own	X
Edit a template you created	assessment.template.edit.own	X
User/MyWorkspace     Back to top
Tool/Usage	Permission	Maintain	Access
Add user	user.add
Delete user	user.del
Update any user	user.upd.any
Update only users you own	user.upd.own