Roles are used to define the set of menus and menu options that are accessible by a given user. There are some pre-defined roles that are available, and you can define roles specific to your institution by creating your own.
In general terms, a Role indicates what end users can see and do within each of the FAST applications. Some roles are function-driven (e.g. provides additional functionality to an end user), while other roles are access-driven (e.g. based on Menu Access and determine which reports each end user has access to in each FAST application).
You can create roles specifically for your institution and assign users to those roles. The role is added to a defined set of menus and menu options. If a user's responsibilities change, new roles can be assigned to them and roles they no longer use can be removed. In some cases, these roles may also be set-up to auto-load to certain users, based on criteria as defined by the institution; this is a great way to save time, effort and also not have to remember to remove those roles when the user's responsibilities change.
Administrators can also create and manage one or more Groups Roles for sharing Pinned Reports which allows Pinned Report content to be shared among groups of users rather than relying on each user creating their own Pinned Reports.
Add new roles (Using the Define Roles Administration Page)
Adding roles to menus and menu options (Using the Menu Access Administration Page)
Assigning roles to users for the first time (Using the User/Role Assignment Administration Page)
Master and Baseline roles:
MCSL has created a Master role and Baseline roles for FAST Student Reporting. The master role is used by the administrator to access all menus, menu items, layout, and administration functions. The baseline roles are used for specific functionality on reporting and entry pages. Baseline roles cannot be deleted.
Role ID |
Description |
Master Role |
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PORTAL_STUDENT |
Master Role in FAST Student Reporting with full administrative privileges. |
Baseline Roles |
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ADMISSIONS_FOLLOWUP |
Allows users to see and use the Follow-Up checkbox and data entry field on the Admissions report. |
BUILDER_APPROVER_FASTSTU |
The ability to approve custom reporting pages. |
BUILDER_EDITOR_FASTSTU |
The ability to create/edit custom queries and custom reporting pages. |
DASHBOARD_EDITOR_FASTSTU |
Can edit and deploy any Student Dashboard. |
DEBUG_FASTSTU |
Access to the page level Debug Tab on reporting pages. |
EARLYALERT_ADMIN |
Admin access to the Early Alerts functionality in Student Reporting. |
EDITMETADATA_FASTSTU |
Ability to edit the FAST Student Metadata. |
LINKSADMIN_FASTSTU |
Add or edit links and announcements on the home page |
PINNEDREPORTSGROUP_FASTSTU |
Student - Create/edit/manage Group Pinned Reports |
PORTAL_STUDENTIMAGES |
Users with this role can view student images (where applicable) |
PORTAL_STUDENT_DEANS |
Can be assigned to all Deans within the institution |
PORTAL_STUDENT_FACULTY |
Can be assigned to all faculty within the institution |
STUDENT_APPROVALS |
Can be assigned for Student Grading in place of Chair or Alternate Chair |
STUDENT_CHAIR |
People assigned this role will appear in the drop-down list on the Student Grades Admin page |
STUDENT_CHAIR_ALTERNATE |
This role will be auto-assigned when a user is set up as an Alternate Chair from the Grade Approver Admin form |
VIRTUALCOLUMN_EDITOR_FASTSTU |
Can edit the formula for Student Virtual Columns. |
VIRTUALCOLUMN_PUBLIC_FASTSTU |
Can create/update Public Virtual Columns in FAST Student. |
DYNSEL_ADMIN_FASTSTU |
Can share/edit/create Student Dynamic Selections. |