User form categories and permissions

Overview

This section covers how to manage user roles in the SchoolEnage platform.

Categories allow you to both organize forms for end-users, as well as assign Roles to identify who is allowed to see the category when creating forms.

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Manage categories

To access the list of categories, follow the steps below:

1. In the main left-hand menu, click “Users”

2. Click “Manage Roles”

3. The “Categories” dashlet is displayed on the top right of the page

Create a category

Once you are on the Manage Roles page, you can follow the steps below to create a new category:

1. Click the “Create” on the “Categories” dashlet

2. In the popup, enter a “Name”

3. Click “Save”

Once the category has been added to the list you can use the “ Move” icon to change the order. To configure the category, you will need to edit the category after creating (see below)

Edit a category

Editing a category allows you to add one or more forms to the category so that they are available for users in a particular role. From the Manage Roles page, you can edit the name and role permissions:

1. Click the “ Edit” button on the row you wish to edit

2. Use the “Add Form” drop-down to add additional forms to your category

3. Use the “Add Role” drop-down to add specific roles that should see this category

4. Click “Save”

Delete a category

From the Manage Roles page you have the ability to delete user-created categories:

1. Click the “ Delete” button on the category you wish to delete

2. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion of the account

3. Click “Yes” if you wish to delete the account