Roles & Rights
Registered users have different roles and rights in the repository.
All Academic, Research & Administrative staff of equivalent status (ARA) are granted the admin role automatically and can:
- Create a master folder through completing the form
- Manage the master folder
- Manage all sub-folders and datasets within the master folder
- Assign the curator or the contributor role to another registered repository user, e.g. general staff and research students, to manage folders and datasets on their behalf
To assign a role:
- In managing the folder: On the folder page, select Edit > Permissions. Find detailed steps here.
- In managing the dataset: On the dataset page, select Edit Dataset > Permissions. Find detailed steps here.
Users can manage master folders , sub-folders and datasets to different extent according to their roles. The table below compares the rights of different roles on the Repository.