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Users - Observers
What it Does
Observers - add
Allows user to add observers to a course from the account Courses page.
Allows user to add observers to a course.
Observers - remove
Allows user to remove observers from a course.
Allows user to deactivate observers in a course.
Additional Considerations
Courses (Account)
If the Open Registration account setting is enabled, users with this permission can add observers to a course from the Courses page via email address or login ID even if an observer does not already have a Canvas account.
To add a user via SIS ID, SIS Data - manage must also be enabled.
To access the account Courses page, Courses - view list must be enabled.
People (Course)
If an enrollment is created via SIS, only admins can remove the enrollment from a course.
To remove a user via SIS ID, SIS Data - manage must also be enabled.