User access to a directory is controlled through the Manage Permissions page. Users can be added individually with separate permissions assigned to each user or users can be added in groups, such as all the users enrolled in a particular course or all the users with a certain portal role. These groupings are derived automatically from the user roles in Blackboard Learning System.
Users or groups of users can have none, one, or many of the following permissions
· Read: Ability to view content items within the folder unless explicitly prevented from doing so by the permissions of a particular item.
· Write: Ability to make changes to content items within the folder unless explicitly prevented from doing so by the permissions of a particular item.
· Remove: Ability to remove items from the folder unless explicitly prevented from doing so by the permissions of a particular item.
· Manage: Ability to control the properties and settings of items within the folder unless explicitly prevented from doing so by the permissions of a particular item.
Note: Administrators should be careful when granting permissions to areas of the Content System, as all folders and items inherit permissions from the parent folder. For example, if permissions were granted is the /courses directory, these permissions would also exist for everything in the /courses directory.
Follow the steps below to open the Manage Permissions page.
Step 1 Open the Blackboard Learning System Administrator Control Panel.
Step 2 Select Manage Content under Content System.
Step 3 Select Modify next to a folder to be modified. The Modify Folder page will appear.
Step 4 Select Permissions.
The Manage Permissions page includes the following functions.
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add permissions for a user |
Add User in the action bar. The Add User page for the folder will appear. From this page a user can be added and permissions set for that user. |
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add permissions for a course or organization user list |
the drop-down list and select Add Course User List or Organization User List. Click Go and the Add Course User List page will appear. From this page a users in a course may be granted permissions. |
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add permissions for portal users |
the drop-down list and select Add Portal User List. Click Go and the Add Portal User List page will appear. From this page a users with different Portal roles may be granted permissions. |
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add permissions for public users |
the drop-down list and select Add Public. Click Go and the Add Public User page will appear. From this page a users from the general public may be granted permissions. |
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add permissions for all users with accounts on the system |
the drop-down list and select Add All System Accounts. Click Go and the Add All System Accounts page will appear. From this page all users with accounts on the system may be granted permissions. |
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remove permissions for a user or a group of users |
the check box next to the user or group of users and then click Remove in the action bar. All of the selected users and groups will have their permissions removed. Once permissions are removed, the users can no longer access the folder. |
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modify the permissions for a group |
Modify at the end of the row for the appropriate user or group. The Modify Permissions page will appear. |