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To create a custom role, or edit privileges assigned to an existing role, do the following:

  1. Mouseover the People item in the inline menu and click Users or select Manage course users on the Main Menu.

  2. Select Course Roles on the User Management screen.

  3. Select the role you wish to edit from the drop down menu. To create a new custom role provide a role name after Define new custom role. Click
    Next
    .

  4. The Edit custom role screen will display the privileges set, and available to assign to this role. When creating a new role, buttons are available to use privileges which apply to standard predefined roles in the system (Course Coordinator, Instructor, Teaching Assistant etc.) as a starting point for assigning privileges to the new role.

  5. Update the privileges you wish to assign to the custom role.

  6. Click Save.