What does it mean to inherit roles? – Coursetune Support

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How do inherited rights work in Coursetune?

There are four structural levels in Coursetune: Institution/Organization (Level 1), Division (Level 2), Program (Level 3), and Course (Level 4).

When a user is assigned a role on a particular level, that role is inherited by the levels below it.

When a user is assigned a role on a particular level, we give the user "pass through" viewing access to the levels above the level where the role is assigned.

This is easier to explain with a few examples.

Suppose Amy has a
Viewer role on Level 1 -->

Level 1: Amy is a Viewer of Level 1.
Level 2: Amy inherits Viewer rights to all the Level-2 Folders.
Level 3: Amy inherits Viewer rights on all Level-3 Folders.
Level 4: Amy inherits Viewer rights on all Level-4 Objects.

Suppose Bob has only an Editor role on a Level-2 Folder called "School of Education"
-->

Level 1: Bob can pass through and view Level 1, but will only see "School of Education."
Level 2: Bob has Editor rights to "School of Education."
Level 3: Bob inherits Editor rights to all the Programs in "School of Education."
Level 4: Bob inherits Editor rights to all Courses in "School of Education."

Suppose Jill has only a Manager role on a Level-3 Folder called "Special Ed" (located in the Level-2 Folder called "School of Education")
-->

Level 1: Jill can pass through and view Level 1, but will only see "School of Education."
Level 2: Jill can pass through and view Level 2, but will only see the "Special Ed" Level-3 Folder.
Level 3: Jill has Manager rights to the "Special Ed" Level-3 Folder.
Level 4: Jill inherits Manager rights to all Level-4 Objects in the "Special Ed" program.

If a user has inherited rights, they cannot be downgraded to a role lower than the one they have inherited.

For example: Bob cannot be downgraded to a Viewer or Commenter for any course in the "School of Education" because he has already inherited the higher rights of an Editor for those level-4 objects. However, we can assign (upgrade) Bob to a higher role (manager) on any level-4 object where he is currently an editor by inherited rights.

In the "Access" mode, use the "inherited rights" column to see who has their rights on a level through inheritance.

No check mark = the user has been assigned rights at this level
Solid check mark = the user is inheriting rights from a level above this
Outlined check mark = the user is an admin, but is also assigned an actual role on a level above this one

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