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Permissions vs. role sent over LTI

I'd like to find out how Canvas roles/permissions affect the "roles" value sent to the LTI provider when an LTI link is opened from a Canvas course. For example, I'd like to know how it might be poss...

05-26-2015

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Re: Permissions vs. role sent over LTI

by in Canvas Question Forum
‎05-28-2015 01:54 PM
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‎05-28-2015 01:54 PM
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Kenneth: Thanks so much for the helpful table and the reminder about the ext_roles variable. I'll explore what that shows for the custom role. Hopefully the Canvas folks will also come back with info on the custom situation. ... View more

Permissions vs. role sent over LTI

by in Canvas Question Forum
‎05-26-2015 11:16 AM
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‎05-26-2015 11:16 AM
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I'd like to find out how Canvas roles/permissions affect the "roles" value sent to the LTI provider when an LTI link is opened from a Canvas course. For example, I'd like to know how it might be possible to control whether the "TA" role, or custom roles derived from it, sends "instructor" in the LTI roles parameter. Is there a default matrix of which Canvas roles map to which LTI roles ("student" or "instructor" vs. anything else)? I am working with a publisher that makes its products available via LTI. I don't have administrative access to a full Canvas "account" instance in which I can test this myself. ... View more