Content authors and co-authors
Authors and co-authors for resources
The user who creates a resource is automatically assigned as its Author. The Author has full control over the resource, allowing them to edit and remove it. If necessary, you can change the author or add one or more co-authors to the resource, who will be able to edit it but not remove it.
If a role has the restriction to manage only its own resources, the User only sees in Resources those materials in which it is the Author (created by the User or designated as Author of the resource) or Co-Author.
For details about rights and roles in the system, see the article Roles in the system.
To change the author or add a co-author, click on the «plus» or «pencil» icon, after which a modal window for the corresponding actions will open.
To change the author, click the corresponding button on the right, select a user from the drop-down list or use the search, and click «Save».
Example of changing a resource author.
To add a co-author, you should click the «Add co-author» button, select a user from the drop-down list or use the search, and click «Save». Multiple co-authors can be added to a resource.
Example of adding co-authors to a resource.
Information about the author when viewing a resource
The full name of the author and co-authors of the resource is displayed in the About resource block when viewing it in the Knowledge Base, as well as when completing the resource as part of learning tasks.
Users can go to the resource author's profile by clicking on their full name if they have the right to view information about other portal users.
Authors and co-authors for the courses
A user who creates a course automatically becomes the course author. The course author can assign co-authors (2) to the course or change the author (1).
The list of possible course co-authors includes users with permissions to manage courses or manage only their own courses - anyone with access to Learning Resources - Courses..
- Both the author and co-authors of a course can edit the course, modify the Materials and Course Plan at the same time.
- Co-authors cannot delete Courses, this is available only to the author.
- A co-author can use such Courses in their Learning programs.
- The user with permission to manage their own courses, defined as Course Co-author, can modify the Course Plan, but to view and add new learning resources, they can only view and add their own resources.
Authors and co-authors for quizzes
The user who creates a quiz is automatically assigned as its Author. The author has full management access: they can both edit and remove the quiz. If necessary, you can change the author or add one or more co-authors of the quiz, who will be able to edit the quiz but will not have the rights to remove it.
To change the author or add a co-author, click on the «plus» or «pencil» icon, after which a modal window for the corresponding actions will open.
To change the author, click the corresponding button on the right, select a user from the drop-down list or use the search, and click «Save».
Example of changing a quiz author.
To add a co-author, you should click the «Add co-author» button, select a user from the drop-down list or use the search, and click «Save». Multiple co-authors can be added to a quiz.
Example of adding co-authors to a quiz.