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Users permissions

Permissions in this category pertain to management of system user accounts [>>]. These permissions include:

User Accounts permission

This permission controls the user’s ability to manage system user accounts [>>].

Dependencies:

The accounts to which a user has access depends on the scope of his or her role [>>]; for example, a School Administrator has access to user accounts of users associated with his or her school.

Settings:

Delete: The user can add, edit, and delete user accounts. The user can assign a role to an account or remove a role from an account.

Edit: The user can add or edit, but not delete, user accounts. The user can assign a role to an account or remove a role from an account.

View: The user can view but not change user accounts. The user can assign a role to an account or remove a role from an account.

None: The user does not have access to user accounts. On the District Setup page, PowerSchool SMS does not display the Account link.

Default settings by base role [>>]:

District Administrator: Delete

School Administrator: View

School Counselor: None

School Secretary: None

Teacher: None

School Health Professional: None

District Health Professional: None

User Roles permission

This permission controls the user’s ability to add, edit, or delete roles [>>], including adjust the permissions for any role [see Role permissions >>]. If the user’s base role is that of District Administrator, this permission controls the user’s ability to adjust the permission for any base role [>>].

Dependencies:

The roles to which a user has access depends on the scope of his or her role [>>]; for example, a School Administrator has access to roles of users associated with his or her school.

Settings:

Delete: The user can add, edit, and delete roles (and base roles, where the user is a District Administrator).

Edit: The user can add or edit, but not delete, roles.

View: The user can view but not change roles.

None: The user does not have access to roles. On the District Setup page, PowerSchool SMS does not display the Roles (and Base Roles) link.