## 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 Calendar/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 Calendar/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
Calendar/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
Calendar/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` |  |