Use this guide to create a new site role in Cirrus, or to adjust permissions on an existing role. For the full permission catalogue, see Site roles.
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Open Admin > Roles > Site
- Open Admin in the main menu.
- Open Settings > Roles.
- Select the Site tab.
You see the matrix of every site role on your tenant.
Add a site role
- Select + Add site role.
- A new column appears on the far right.
- In the Order row, enter a number between 0 and 100. Higher numbers move the role further left in the matrix. Use this to keep related roles adjacent.
- Rename New site role to whatever the role is called (for example "Marker", "Test centre admin").
- Pick a Role type: System Admin, Admin, Author, or Candidate. The role type sets a hard upper limit on what the role can do. See Access levels.
- Use the crosses and ticks to enable or disable each permission for this role.
Adjust an existing site role
The same matrix. Toggle the cross or tick on the row you want to change. There is no save button on this page; changes apply immediately.
Permissions are tied to UI elements
Each row in the matrix corresponds to a menu item or tab in the Cirrus UI. Enabling a permission shows the corresponding feature; disabling hides it. The order of rows roughly mirrors the order of items in the main menu.
Default role for newly created users
A site role can be set as the default for new users on the tenant. New accounts created without an explicit role pick up the default. Only one default at a time.