Details the roles and permissions of users.
List of areas
The Admin area is the parent area for all authorisation areas and has the Edge Administrator role.
Child areas inherit all the roles, permissions, and group assignments of the parent area. For example, the child area Admissions has the Applications area, which has the Desk access child area.
Roles
The roles of an area. You can add roles. For example, to add custom roles in desk-based processing. You can edit and delete custom roles only.
Each role has a Role name, Description, and if the role is Inherited.
To view the Role permissions and Groups of the role, select the role.
For roles that are not inherited, you can edit and delete the roles.
Roles permissions
The permissions of the role. Each permission has a Permission name, Description, if the permission is Inherited, and if the role has the permission 
.
If enabled, you can edit the permissions of roles. Clear or select the permission as required and then select 
.
Groups
The groups assigned to the role. Each group has a Group ID, Description, and if the group is Inherited.
To add a group, select 
and enter a group name and, optionally, a description.
The table Admissions permissions details the permissions in Admissions.
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Feature |
Description |
Further information |
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Academic reviews |
Academic staff and other reviewers belong to groups assigned to roles in the Academic reviews authorisation area Reviews. Admissions officers required to manage the settings must be assigned to roles in the Academic reviews authorisation area Settings. |
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Admissions settings |
Admissions officers that manage the admissions settings belong to groups assigned to roles in the Admissions area Settings with permissions to view and edit communication templates, custom attributes, and reference data, and so on. |
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Agent portal |
Agents belong to groups assigned to roles with permissions to access the agent portal. |
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Applicant portal |
Applicants belong to groups assigned to roles with permissions to access the applicant portal and upload documents on the applicant portal. |
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Applications |
Admissions officers processing applications must be assigned to roles in several areas to process applications. For example, assigned to roles in the Admissions area Applications to view applications and to roles in the People area Data to view the person profile of applicants. |
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Workflow |
Admissions officers automating processes with workflows require workflow permissions in System admin. |