Permissions Name Updates (2018-07-14 Canvas Release)

[erinhmcmillan]

In the Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-07-14), the Permissions page includes updates to permissions names, which have also been grouped according to function. No permissions functionality has been affected.

This document displays the default permissions in Canvas on or before 2018-07-14, as well as permissions managed by feature options. Other permissions may be included that are not referenced here.

• For the most up-to-date list for permissions added after 2018-07-14, please see the Roles API, Canvas Account Permissions PDF, or the Canvas Course Permissions PDF.

• Existing Ordering and Name Comparison
• Account Permissions
• Admin Tools
• Course & Account Permissions
• New Ordering and Name Comparison
• Account Permissions
• Admin Tools
• Course & Account Permissions

Existing Ordering and Name Comparison

Account Permissions

Old Name	New Name
Act as Users	Users - act as
Add/remove other admins for the account	Admins - add / remove
Blueprint Courses (create / edit / associate / delete)	Blueprint Courses - add / edit / associate / delete
Import SIS data	SIS Data - import
Manage ( add / edit / delete ) courses	Courses - add / edit / delete
Manage SIS data	SIS Data - manage
Manage account-level settings	Account-level settings - manage
Manage developer keys	Developer Keys - manage
Manage global announcements	Global Announcements - add / edit / delete
Manage observers for users	Observers - add / remove
Manage permissions	Permissions - manage
Manage storage quotas	Storage Quotas - manage
Manage webhooks	Webhooks - manage
Modify login details for users	Users - manage login details
View statistics	Statistics - view
View the list of courses	Courses - view list

Admin Tools

Old Name	New Name
Undelete courses	Courses - undelete
View Course Change Logs	Courses - view change logs
View Grade Change Logs	Grades - view change logs
View Notifications	Notifications - view

Course & Account Permissions

Old Name	New Name
Add, edit and delete events on the course calendar	Course Calendar - add / edit / delete events
Add/remove other teachers, course designers or TAs to the course	Users - add / remove teachers, course designers or TAs in courses
Add/remove students for the course	Users - add / remove students in courses
Change course state	Course State - manage
Create and edit assessing rubrics	Rubrics - add / edit / delete
Create student collaborations	Student Collaborations - create
Create web conferences	Web Conferences - create
Edit grades	Grades - edit
Enable or disable features at an account level	Feature Options - enable / disable
Import learning outcomes	Learning Outcomes - import
LTI add and edit	LTI - add / edit / delete
Manage (add / edit / delete) assignments and quizzes	Assignments and Quizzes - add / edit / delete
Manage (add / edit / delete) course files	Course Files - add / edit / delete
Manage (add / edit / delete) pages	Pages - add / edit / delete
Manage (create / edit / delete) course sections	Course Sections - add / edit / delete
Manage (create / edit / delete) groups	Groups - add / edit / delete
Manage alerts	Alerts - add / edit / delete
Manage all other course content	Course Content - add / edit / delete
Manage learning outcomes	Learning Outcomes - add / edit / delete
Moderate Grades	Grades - moderate
Moderate discussions ( delete / edit other's posts, lock topics)	Discussions - moderate
Post to discussions	Discussions - post
Read SIS data	SIS Data - read
See other users' primary email address	Users - view primary email address
See the list of users	Users - view list
Send messages to individual course members	Conversations - send to individual course members
Send messages to the entire class	Conversations - send to entire class
View all grades	Grades - view all grades
View all students' submissions and make comments on them	Submissions - view and make comments
View analytics pages	Analytics - view pages
View and link to question banks	Question banks - view and link
View announcements	Announcements - view
View course content	Course Content - view
View discussions	Discussions - view
View login ids for users	Users - view login IDs
View the answer matrix in Quiz Submission Logs	Quizzes - view submission log
View the group pages of all student groups	Groups - view all student groups
View usage reports for the course	Courses - view usage reports

New Ordering and Name Comparison

Account Permissions

New Order	Old Name
Account-level settings - manage	Manage account-level settings
Admins - add / remove	Add/remove other admins for the account
Blueprint Courses - add / edit / associate / delete)	Blueprint Courses (create / edit / associate / delete)
Courses - add / edit / delete	Manage ( add / edit / delete ) courses
Courses - view list	View the list of courses
Developer Keys - manage	Manage developer keys
Global Announcements - add / edit / delete	Manage global announcements
Permissions - manage	Manage permissions
SIS Data - import	Import SIS data
SIS Data - manage	Manage SIS data
Statistics - view	View statistics
Storage Quotas - manage	Manage storage quotas
Users - act as	Act as Users
Users - add / remove observers	Manage observers for users
Users - manage login details	Modify login details for users
Webhooks - manage	Modify login details for users

Admin Tools

New Order	Old Name
Courses - undelete	Undelete courses
Courses - view change logs	View Course Change Logs
Grades - view change logs	View Grade Change Logs
Notifications - view	View Notifications

Course & Account Permissions

New Order	Old Name
Alerts - add / edit / delete	Manage alerts
Analytics - view pages	View analytics pages
Announcements - view	View announcements
Assignments and Quizzes - add / edit / delete	Manage (add / edit / delete) assignments and quizzes
Conversations - send messages to entire class	Send messages to the entire class
Conversations - send to individual course members	Send messages to individual course members
Courses - view usage reports	View usage reports for the course
Course Calendar - add / edit / delete events	Add, edit and delete events on the course calendar
Course Content - add / edit / delete	Manage all other course content
Course Files - add / edit / delete	Manage (add / edit / delete) course files
Course Sections - add / edit / delete	Manage (create / edit / delete) course sections
Course State - manage	Change course state
Discussions - moderate	Moderate discussions ( delete / edit other's posts, lock topics)
Discussions - post	Post to discussions
Discussions - view	View discussions
Grades - Select final grade for moderation	-
Grades - View audit trail	-
Grades - edit	Edit grades
Grades - moderate	Moderate Grades
Grades - view all grades	View all grades
Groups - add / edit / delete	Manage (create / edit / delete) groups
Groups - view all student groups	View the group pages of all student groups
LTI - add / edit / delete	LTI add and edit
Learning Outcomes - add / edit / delete	Manage learning outcomes
Learning Outcomes - import	Import learning outcomes
Pages - add / edit / delete	Manage (add / edit / delete) pages
Question banks - view and link	View and link to question banks
Rubrics - add / edit / delete	Create and edit assessing rubrics
SIS Data - read	Read SIS data
Student Collaborations - create	Create student collaborations
Submissions - view and make comments	View all students' submissions and make comments on them
Users - Generate observer pairing code for students	-
Users - add / remove students in courses	Add/remove students for the course
Users - add / remove teachers, course designers or TAs in courses	Add/remove other teachers, course designers or TAs to the course
Users - view list	See the list of users
Users - view login IDs	View login ids for users
Users - view primary email address	See other users' primary email address
Web Conferences - create	Create web conferences

[18shumwaysam]

Hi erinhallmark, 

Is there a document that lists out the permissions needed for different API calls that can be made in Canvas? I've seen the permissions documents (for course and account rights), but those describe what users can do without also listing the API's they can call. I'm trying to determine just what permissions are necessary for access to APIs and am curious if a resource already exists that is more detailed than those posted at the beginning of this document.

Thanks!

Sam Shumway

[erinhmcmillan]

Hi, Sam,

We don't have a resource like that, but that doesn't mean we can't consider it! With the newer features shifting to GraphQL we may develop something related in the future but it isn't in our plans at this time.

Erin