Security

A platform manager will set up many things that help keep data secure, prevent users from making inappropriate changes, and prevent users from viewing inappropriate information.

As a platform manager, some of these settings you'll configure include:

• user roles which enable platform managers to control which "tasks" (capabilities or functional areas and related information) users can access, view, edit, and use.

• profile publish access and profile relationship access which enables platform managers to determine which personal profile (record) information users can see and change about themselves and about others. This includes controls for contact cards and directories.

• group page access which enables platform manager and group managers to determine which users have access to bulletin boards, topics, assignments, and rosters. Platform managers can also determine specific access to group types levels per school level, individual classes, or by various groups of people. They can also limit when users should have access.

• content editor access which enables platform managers to determine who can edit specific content on section pages.

• Pushpage (Newsletter) editor access which enables platform managers to determine who can create issues for specific templates and who can send jobs.

• authentication settings which enables platform managers to determine how users log in to the Education Management solution for your school.

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To secure a content category so only users with specific roles can find and see the items, see content categories.