How do I Create a New LMS Admin Type?

Standard system default Admin Types for the most common-type Admin functionalities come pre-installed with the LMS. 

If you require some extra functionality, new LMS Admin Types may be created easily.

To create a New LMS Admin Type;

• Ensure the proper Active Team is selected; should there be more than one Active Team.
• Navigate to the LMS Admin tab > Teams tab.
• Click on the Team you wish to add an LMS Admin type for and select LMS Admin Types from its context menu.

• In the LMS Admin Type Management panel, click Add New LMS Admin Type.

The LMS Admin Type Details panel will display.

General Settings;

• Name: Enter a name for the new LMS Admin Type. 
• Description: Optionally, you may provide a short description to help you identify this LMS Admin Type. 
• Icon Small: You may select an Icon from the dropdown list to visually represent this new LMS Admin Type.

Feature Permission: This is organized into permissions allowed through the LMS Administration Module, Report Module and Learner Module. It is further divided according to feature choices.

• Access Roles: In order to simplify the page permissions settings when adding new users, checking the boxes for LMS Admin Access and LMS Reports Access will instruct the LMS to generate the full set of permissions which grants a user the authorization required to access all of the LMS features with the exception of any which might be limited through this specific LMS Admin Type.

• LMS Admin Features: Check the specific boxes next to the LMS Admin module features you want this LMS Admin Type to have specific permissions for. Checking a given box for a given permission will allow for a tab having this same name to display for this LMS Admin Type whenever using the LMS. These will include the Catalog, Enrollment, Teams, Actions and Configuration tabs; to include any potential child tabs. If a given feature has an arrow next to it, click on this arrow to expand sub-selections underneath.

• Report Features: Check the specific boxes next to the Report module features you want this LMS Admin Type to have specific permissions for. Checking a given box for a given permission will allow for a tab having this same name to display for this LMS Admin Type whenever using the LMS. These will include Activity, Chart, Reports and Configuration tabs. If a given feature has an arrow next to it, click on this arrow to expand sub-selections underneath.

• Learner Features: Check the specific boxes next to the Learner module features you want this LMS Admin Type to have specific permissions for. These may include options such as allowing the ability to launch a Learning Element or Open Folders, even if given conditions have not been satisfied. You may also allow access to additional Learner Configuration options.

Learning Catalog Access: This is where you will select the Catalog Folders and Learning Elements this LMS Admin Type will have access to.

• Inherit Team Access: (checked by default) This will grant this LMS Admin Type the same permissions with Learning Catalog Folders that it's Team has.
• Available Folders: You may select individual Learning Catalog Folders by un-checking the box for Inherit Team Access. 

Learning Roles Access: This is where you will select which Learning Roles this LMS Admin Type will have access to.

• Inherit Team Access: (checked by default) Checking this box will grant this LMS Admin Type the same permissions over Learning Roles that it's Team has.
• Learning Roles: You may select individual Learning Roles by un-checking the box for Inherit Team Access. 

Portal Access: This is where you will select which Portals this LMS Admin Type will have access to.

• Inherit Team Access: (checked by default) Checking this box will grant this LMS Admin Type the same portal access permissions as it's Team possesses.
• Portals: Un-checking the box for Inherit Team Access will allow you to select individual LMS portals.

Click Update to save this New LMS Admin Type with your set permissions parameters.