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==Public Users== | ==Public Users== | ||
− | This is the lowest level of access and is open to anyone who wishes to [[Logging into a Species File#Obtaining a username and password|obtain a username and password]]. Public users who have acquired a username and password are able to set their display preferences and save them from one session to the next. This user type is most appropriate for those who use a Species File database regularly but do not need to add or edit data. Public Users are not able to see IDs, cannot add or alter content, and cannot access data that is [[Access Code]] protected. If access to protected data is required, a Secure User | + | This is the lowest level of access and is open to anyone who wishes to [[Logging into a Species File#Obtaining a username and password|obtain a username and password]]. Public users who have acquired a username and password are able to set their display preferences and save them from one session to the next. This user type is most appropriate for those who use a Species File database regularly but do not need to add or edit data. Public Users are not able to see IDs, cannot add or alter content, and cannot access data that is [[Access Code]] protected. If access to protected data is required, a Secure User (such as the database [[custodian]]) may add the Public User to an appropriate Access Code Group which will enable the user to see (but not edit) access code protected data. |
==Editors== | ==Editors== |
Revision as of 12:31, 3 April 2012
Species File Software supports a number of user types and privilege levels that are set by the database custodian(s) and control the level of access granted to a given user. A user's privileges determine the level at which they access content and restrict the sorts of activity they may undertake within a Species File database. The decision to grant privileges and at what level rests with the database custodian(s). There are four main user types, each of which provides privileges appropriate to the role of the user. In order of increasing database privileges these are: (1) Public Users; (2) Editors; (3) Administrators; and (4) Secure Users. Each user type is discussed in detail below.
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Public Users
This is the lowest level of access and is open to anyone who wishes to obtain a username and password. Public users who have acquired a username and password are able to set their display preferences and save them from one session to the next. This user type is most appropriate for those who use a Species File database regularly but do not need to add or edit data. Public Users are not able to see IDs, cannot add or alter content, and cannot access data that is Access Code protected. If access to protected data is required, a Secure User (such as the database custodian) may add the Public User to an appropriate Access Code Group which will enable the user to see (but not edit) access code protected data.
Editors
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Administrators
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Secure Users
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