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User Roles

Administrators can manage user access to projects using Forum Admin by assigning a new user as either a project Administrator or as a Cataloger.

  • Administrators can review and delete all items in a project, see all cataloging forms created for a project, and publish to all targets. Administrators are also given access to all lists.
  • Cataloger permissions can be granular. For example, administrators can restrict the items a cataloger can access and/or edit by applying base filters, as well as limit what fields a cataloger can see and edit by assigning specific cataloging forms in which all or just a selection of fields are editable. Administrators can also determine if a cataloger can publish to any or all of the publishing targets that have been created for the project.

Typically, a user who will be managing projects are assigned the role of Administrator. A user who will be assisting the administrator with editing data, uploading media, and publishing content are assigned the role of Cataloger.

Actions Users Can Take Based on Their Permission Level
  Administrator Cataloger
Create Items ✅ ✅
Delete All Items ✅  
Upload and Replace Media* ✅ ✅ Base filters can limit access to this
Catalog Items* ✅ ✅ Base filters can limit access to this
Access All Cataloging Forms* ✅  
Add/Edit Name Records ✅ ✅
Suppress Items* ✅ ✅ Only from target collections to which user has right to publish
Publish Items* ✅ ✅ Only to target collections to which user has right to publish
Access All Sets and Filters* ✅  
Access All Lists* ✅  

*Catalogers can be granted additional permission to all, but still retain the Cataloger role.

Example User Scenarios

Departmental Student Works Project
User User Roles Cataloging Forms Publishing Targets Base Filter
Library Project Administrator Admin All Institutional Collection & Omeka n/a
Departmental Faculty Member Cataloger Faculty Cannot Publish Access to all records
Student Cataloger Image Data Cannot Publish Only records created by this user
Communications Marketing Project
User User Roles Cataloging Forms Publishing Targets Base Filter
Communications Department Project Administrator Admin All n/a n/a
Communications Department Assistant Cataloger Image Data n/a Access to all records
Faculty Content for Architecture Department
User User Roles Cataloging Forms Publishing Targets Base Filter
Instructional Technologist Admin All Institutional Collection n/a
Faculty Cataloger Faculty Data Cannot Publish Only records created by this user

Add a New User

New Forum users must first display under the User Settings tab in Forum Admin then be added to specific projects.

To create a new Forum user and/or grant a user access to Forum Admin:

  1. In Forum Admin, select the User Settings tab.
  2. Select Add and then input the user's email address. Select Institutional Admin if you would also like to grant the user access to Forum Admin.
  3. Select Add User. The user account should now display under the User Settings tab and can be granted access to specific projects (it can take up to 5 minutes for a new user to process in the system and be ready for adding to projects).

Create a new user under the user settings tab in Forum Admin.

To add users to Forum projects:

  1. In Forum Admin, select the project and then the User Permissions tab.
  2. Select Add. In the dialog window, select the user(s) to add to the project from the drop down menu. If the user does not display in this list, make sure they have are a Forum user under the User Settings tab.
  3. Choose their role(s); if the user is a cataloger, select the cataloging forms and targets to which they can publish, and determine the base filter, if required. Select Create. The new user will now appear in the list of users for that project and will be able to log into Forum and access the project. Repeat these steps if the user needs access to multiple projects.

Add a new user to a project.

Edit User Permissions

Within the Permissions tab of Forum Admin, you can quickly view the list of all users in your project and the restrictions placed on their account. You can also sort this list by clicking on the column.

To edit project access for a current user:

  1. Select the project and then the User Permissions tab.
  2. Select the user from the list and then Edit.
  3. Configure the user’s settings and Save. In the edit permissions window, you can:
    • change their role by selecting a new role from the dropdown menu;
    • modify their access to cataloging forms;
    • add or remove targets to which they can publish; and
    • change their base filter.

Base Filters

When you create a new user or edit a current user with the Cataloger role, you have the option to restrict the items they can access and/or edit. If viewing the permissions for a cataloger that has a base filter applied, you will see the restriction level listed in the column Base Filter.

  • All means the user has access to all items in the project.
  • Created by means they are restricted to seeing only items they created.
  • Exclusively Accessed means the filter restricts them to see only items owned by this user account and never updated by anyone else.
  • Custom Filter means the filter restricts them to see only items that contain a specific value from a list.
  • Custom base filter and records created by this user means the filter restricts them to see only items that contain a specific value from a list and items they create.

To apply a base filter to a user account:

  1. Select the project and then the Users Permissions tab.
  2. Select the user from the list and then select Edit. The user must have the Cataloger role in order to apply a Base Filter.
  3. In the User’s Base Filter drop down menu, choose one of the following options:
    • All records in the project (All)
    • Only records created by this user (Created by)
    • Only records owned by this user and never updated by anyone else (Exclusively Accessed)
    • Custom Base Filter (Custom Filter)
    • Custom base filter and records created by this user
  4. If selecting one of the custom base filter options, select from the available List Fields and then values from the chosen list. This user will only be able to access items that contain at least one of these values in this list field. Select Create or Save.

Delete Users

You can delete users from specific projects and disable access to Forum generally. Neither of these actions will impact the system-generated fields Created By, Updated By, or Published By fields.

To delete a user from a project select the project and then the User Permissions tab. Select the user from the list, then select the trash can icon Trash can icon. Deleting a user from a specific project does not disable logging into Forum completely, but it does remove access to the project.

To disable a user’s Forum access:

  1. In Forum Admin, select the User Settings tab.
  2. Search for and then select the user account.
  3. Select the trash can icon. The user will disappear from the User Settings tab and will no longer be able to log into Forum.

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