Security Settings

Security settings allows you to manage Roles, Tasks, and Permissions.

1. Select Settings on the sidebar menu.

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2. Select Security Settings from the dropdown menu.

Roles

Roles can be assigned to multiple users and allows them to perform certain task on the site.

1. Select Manage Roles button.

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2. Input a New Role by typing in the Role Name, Display name, and Description. Then Select Add Role button.

3. Pre-existing Roles include:

   1. admin: has full access to the system

   2. dept_admin: department’s admin

   3. applicant: default role for applicants that sign-up on the site

   4. defult_chair/committee/faculty: default role for groups on the site

Tasks

Tasks are assigned to Roles, a task is a set of permissions.

1. Select Manage Tasks button.

2. Input a New Task by typing in the Task Name, Display name, and Description. Then Select Add Task button.

3. Pre-existing Tasks include:

   1. Admin tasks: has full access to site administration

   2. dept_admin: tasks for department’s admin

   3. applicant: tasks for applicants that sign-up on the site

   4. defult_chair/committee/faculty: default tasks for groups on the site

Permissions

Are routes or actions that can be performed on the site, they are can be grouped together to form a task.

1. Select Manage Permissions button.

2. Permissions can only be viewed by the admin.

Scanning for new routes

Use the following command to scan for additional routes when features are added: $php artisan ofas:scanroutes