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Users - view list
What it Does
Account Navigation
Allows user to access the People link in Account Navigation.
Admin Tools (Logging tab)
Allows user to view login/logout activity of users in Admin Tools.
Allows user to search grade change logs by grader or student in Admin Tools.
Assignments
Allows user to differentiate assignments to individual students.
Collaborations
Allows user to view and add users in a collaboration.
Conversations
Allows user to send a message in Conversations without selecting a course.
Course Navigation
Allows user to view the People link in Course Navigation.
Groups (Course)
Allows user to view groups in a course.
People (Account)
Allows user to view list of users in the account.
People (Course)
Allows user to view list of users in the course People page.
Allows user to view the Prior Enrollments button in the course People page.
Subaccounts
Not available at the subaccount level.
Additional Considerations
Account Groups
To view account-level groups, Groups - manage must also be enabled.
Admin Tools (Logging tab)
To generate login/logout activity in Admin Tools, Users - manage login details or Statistics - view must also be enabled.
To generate grade change logs in Admin Tools, Grades - view change logs must also be enabled.
Courses
To add or remove users to a course, the appropriate Users permission must be enabled (e.g. Users - Teachers).
Groups
To add groups, Groups - add must also be enabled.
To delete groups, Groups - delete must also be enabled.
To edit groups, Groups - manage must also be enabled.
People (Account)
To edit user details, modify login details, or change user passwords, Users - manage login details must also be enabled.
To view user page views, Statistics - view must also be enabled.
To act as other users, Users - act as must also be enabled.
People (Course)
To edit a user’s section, the appropriate Users permission (e.g. Users - Teachers), Users - allow administrative actions in courses, and Conversations - send to individual course members must also be enabled.