Roles > Creating a role in SecureMarker

Creating a role in SecureMarker

In SecureMarker, a “role” is a predefined set of permissions that grant access to specific areas of the system. Roles can be assigned at the global or exam level. You can create and edit roles for users in your instance in the Roles screen.

This article explains how to create a new role in the Roles screen of SecureMarker.

1. Go to the Roles screen

To view the Roles screen, select Roles on the navigation bar.

NOTE: For more information about the Roles screen, read About the Roles screen in SecureMarker.

2. Select Create Role

Select Create Role to create a new role.

3. Name your role

Name your role in the Role name entry field. Select OK to create your role.

The new role appears in the Roles list.

4. Define your role

Select the role in the Roles list to define its permissions, assignable roles, and levels.

Defining your permissions

The following permissions are available across SecureMarker.

Permission	Description
Welcome Message Editor (Tab)	Allows users to edit the home page content in the SecureMarker home screen. For more information, read About the SecureMarker home screen.
Roles (Tab)	Gives access to the Roles screen. For more information, read About the Roles screen in SecureMarker.
Users (Tab)	Gives access to the Users screen. For more information, read About the Users screen in SecureMarker.
Examiners (Tab)	Gives access to the Examiners screen. For more information, read About the Examiners screen in SecureMarker.
Item Groups (Tab)	Gives access to the Item Groups screen. For more information, read About the Item Groups screen in SecureMarker.
Quality Control (Tab)	Gives access to the Quality Control screen. For more information, read About the Quality Control screen in SecureMarker.
Quality Control > CI Review	Allows users to review control items in the Quality Control screen.
Quality Control > Create Control Items	Allows users to create control items in the Quality Control screen. For more information, read Creating control items in SecureMarker.
Quality Control > Edit CI Feedback	Allows users to edit feedback on control items in the Quality Control screen.
Quality Control > Manage CIs Mark Distribution	Allows users to view the Mark Distribution Graph in the Quality Control screen.
Quality Control > Manage Control Items	Allows users to manage control items in the Quality Control screen. For more information, read Managing control items in SecureMarker.
Quality Control > Manage Decimal Marks	Allows users to enable or disable decimal marking.
Quality Control > Manage Marking Restriction	Allows users to enable or disable marking restrictions for examiners in the Quality Control screen.
Quality Control > Marker Qualification Settings	Allows users to edit examiner competency settings in the Quality Control screen.
Quality Control > Release Item For Mass Marking	Allows users to release items for marking in the Quality Control screen. For more information, read Releasing an exam for marking in SecureMarker.
Quality Control > Resume Marking	Allows users to stop marking and resume marking for examiners in the Quality Control screen.
Quality Control > Set Default Values for Items	Allows users to edit the default settings of items in the Quality Control screen. Item defaults can be changed when new responses come into SecureMarker. For more information, read About the Quality Control screen in SecureMarker.
Quotas (Tab)	Gives access to the Quotas screen. For more information, read About the Quotas screen in SecureMarker.
Quotas > Manage Quota	Allows users to edit quotas and set unlimited quotas for markers in the Quotas screen.
Quotas > Propose CI	Allows users to submit control items when reviewing marked responses in the Quotas screen.
Quotas > Quotas Mark Distribution	Allows users to view the Mark Distribution Graph in the Quotas screen.
Quotas > Review Marked CIs in Quotas	Allows users to review marked control items in the Quotas screen.
Quotas > Review Marked Items	Allows users to review marked items in the Quotas screen.
Quotas > Review Escalated Items	Allows users to review escalated items in the Quotas screen.
Marking (Tab)	Gives access to the Marking screen. For more information, read About the Marking screen in SecureMarker.
Marking > Examiner	Allows users to mark candidate responses in their quota in the Marking screen. For more information, read Marking responses in SecureMarker.
Marking > Marking Managers Report	Allows users to view marking managers reports for all examiners across SecureMarker in the Marking screen. For more information, read Viewing marking managers reports in SecureMarker.
Marking > Marking Report	Allows users to view marking reports for a specific examiner in the Marking screen. For more information, read Viewing marking reports in SecureMarker.
Marking > Propose CI	Allows users to submit control items when marking in the Marking screen.
Marking > Review Own Marked CI	Allows users to review their own control items in the Marking screen.
Marking > Review Own Marked CI When Suspended	Allows suspended users to review their own control items in the Marking screen.
Marking > Senior Examiner	Allows users to mark candidate responses in their quota in the Marking screen.
Marking > Unmarked Items Report	Allows users to view reports about unmarked items in the Marking screen. For more information, read Viewing unmarked item reports in SecureMarker.
Marking > Unrestricted Examiner	Exempts users from marking restrictions in the Marking screen.
Escalations (Tab)	Gives access to the Escalations screen. For more information, read About the Escalations screen in SecureMarker.
Escalations > Change Marked Items	Allows users to change the grade of marked items in the Escalations screen.
Escalations > Submit Zero Marks for Whole Script	Allows users to award zero marks to a whole script in the Escalations screen.
Escalations > View Whole Script	Allows users to view whole scripts when reviewing escalations in the Escalations screen.
Script Review (Tab)	Gives access to the Script Review screen. For more information, read About the Script Review screen in SecureMarker.
Script Review > Moderate Script	Allows users to moderate scripts in the Script Review screen.
Script Review > Confirm	Allows users to confirm scripts from SecureMarker to Surpass in the Script Review screen. For more information, read Sending completed scripts from SecureMarker to Surpass.
Script Review > Set Moderated	Allows users to set scripts as moderated in the Script Review screen.
Script Review > Set Flag	Allows users to flag scripts in the Script Review screen.
Script Review > Set VIP	Allows users to enable VIP Mode in the Script Review screen.
Script Review > Review	Allows users to review scripts in the Script Review screen.
Script Review > Upload On Behalf Of Candidate	Allows users to upload files on behalf of the candidate for File Attach items in the Script Review screen.
Personal Profile Editor	Gives access to the Personal Profile screen. For more information, read About Personal Profile options in SecureMarker.
Integration	Allows users to integrate SecureMarker with external apps and systems. NOTE: This permission should not be assigned to standard users.

Defining your assignable roles

If you want the user given this role to be able to assign a role to another user, select the relevant checkboxes in the Assignable Roles list.

NOTE: You can only assign roles to other users if you have access to the Users screen. For more information, read About the Users screen in SecureMarker.

Defining your levels

You can choose whether the selected role is assigned at the global or exam level.

Select Role can be assigned at the Global level to allow users with the selected role to perform actions across all exams in SecureMarker. Select Role can be assigned at exam level to allow users with the selected role to only perform actions across exams they have access to.

5. Save your role

Select Save Changes to save your role.