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Carina Enke 220.1 3 The following tables compare the range of functions for a course and its course elements with individual user roles. It is assumed that these are not subject to any additional or specific visibility or access restrictions. To use the whole range of functions described in the tables, the external user has to be logged into the platform and consequently be in an active user session.
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12 * [[General access to courses and resources>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kurs.Freigabe von Kursen und Kursinhalten.Allgemeiner Zugriff auf Kurse und Ressourcen.WebHome]]
13 * [[Registration and Login>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Erste Schritte.Anmelden.WebHome]]
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Carina Enke 220.1 19 **Table Legend**
Carina Enke 63.1 20
Carina Enke 220.1 21 |(% style="width:40px" %)(((
Carina Enke 199.2 22 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
Carina Enke 220.1 23 )))|(% style="width:946px" %)(((
24 The course element content or functional area is visible and usable according to the instructions.
Carina Enke 63.1 25 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 26 |(% style="width:40px" %)(((
Carina Enke 199.2 27 [[image:Icon_Glühbirne.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
Carina Enke 220.1 28 )))|(% style="width:946px" %)(((
29 The course element or functional area is partially available according to the instructions.
Carina Enke 63.1 30 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 31 |(% style="width:40px" %)(((
Carina Enke 199.2 32 [[image:Icon_Minus.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
Carina Enke 220.1 33 )))|(% style="width:946px" %)(((
34 The course element content or functional area is not visible, the function is not available.
Carina Enke 63.1 35 )))
36
Carina Enke 220.1 37 == Publicly available course content (BARG) ==
Carina Enke 63.1 38
Carina Enke 220.1 39 (% style="width:1120.47px" %)
40 |=(% style="width: 407px;" %)(((
Carina Enke 193.2 41
Carina Enke 220.1 42 )))|=(% colspan="2" style="width: 536px;" %)(% colspan="2" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 43 (((
44 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
45 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 46 Publication status [[image:attach:Icon_BARG.png||height="18" width="20"]]"Public – visible to everyone" (BARG)
47
Carina Enke 63.1 48 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 49 )))|=(% style="width: 413px;" %)(((
Carina Enke 63.1 50 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
51 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 52 Publication status [[image:attach:Icon_BARG_E.png||height="23" width="23"]]"Public – visible to everyone and external users" (BARG|E)
Carina Enke 63.1 53 )))
54 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 55 |=(% style="width: 407px;" %)(((
56 Course element or functional area
57 )))|(% class="highlight-#e3fcef" data-highlight-colour="#e3fcef" style="background-color:#e3fcef; width:272px" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellgrün 35 %" %)(% class="highlight-#e3fcef" data-highlight-colour="#e3fcef" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellgrün 35 %" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 58 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 59 **Guest user**
60 )))|(% class="highlight-#eae6ff" data-highlight-colour="#eae6ff" style="width:264px" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellviolett 35 %" %)(% class="highlight-#eae6ff" data-highlight-colour="#eae6ff" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellviolett 35 %" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 61 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 62 **External user**
63 )))|(% class="highlight-#eae6ff" data-highlight-colour="#eae6ff" style="width:413px" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellviolett 35 %" %)(% class="highlight-#eae6ff" data-highlight-colour="#eae6ff" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellviolett 35 %" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 64 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 65 **External user**
Carina Enke 63.1 66 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 67 |=(% style="width: 407px;" %)(((
68 Test, Self-test
69 )))|(% colspan="2" style="width:536px" %)(% colspan="2" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 70 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 71 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] A test course element can be started. Assessment results are not displayed on the course element page.
72 )))|(% style="width:413px" %)(((
73 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] A test course element can be started. Assessment results are only displayed on the course element page if the user is enrolled in a learning group of the course.
Carina Enke 63.1 74 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 75 |=(% style="width: 407px;" %)(((
76 Scorm, CP, Media library, Flashcard set, Virtual classroom
77 )))|(% colspan="3" style="width:949px" %)(% colspan="3" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 78 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 79 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] The course element content is visible and can be started.
Carina Enke 63.1 80 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 81 |=(% style="width: 407px;" %)(((
82 File discussions, Forum
83 )))|(% colspan="3" style="width:949px" %)(% colspan="3" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 84 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 85 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] The course element content is visible and can be used. Both user roles can write, edit, reply to and quote posts, as well as mark them as favourite and as best post.
Carina Enke 63.1 86 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 87 |=(% style="width: 407px;" %)(((
88 Message, Bibliography, LTI tool, Link list, Internal page
89 )))|(% colspan="3" style="width:949px" %)(% colspan="3" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 90 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 91 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] The course element content is visible.
Carina Enke 63.1 92 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 93 |=(% colspan="1" style="width: 407px;" %)(% colspan="1" %)
94 (((
Carina Enke 63.1 95 Blog
Carina Enke 220.1 96 )))|(% colspan="3" style="width:949px" %)(% colspan="3" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 97 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 98 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] The course element content is visible, and the blog (RSS link) can be copied.
Carina Enke 63.1 99 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 100 |=(% colspan="1" style="width: 407px;" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 101 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 102 Wiki
103 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:272px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
104 (((
105 [[image:Icon_Glühbirne.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] The content of the wiki is visible, but the pages cannot be edited by guests.
Carina Enke 63.1 106
Carina Enke 220.1 107 They can only participate in discussions (write, edit, reply to and quote posts, as well as mark them as favourite and as best post) and view the version history of a wiki page.
108 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:264px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 109 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 110 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] External users can use all functions.
111 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:413px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 112 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 113 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] External users can use all functions.
Carina Enke 63.1 114 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 115 |=(% colspan="1" style="width: 407px;" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 116 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 117 Folder (all rights free)
118 )))|(% colspan="2" style="width:536px" %)(% colspan="2" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 119 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 120 [[image:Icon_Glühbirne.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] The content of the folder is visible. However, users cannot upload or create files. Unlike registered users.
121 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:413px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 122 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 123 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] External users can use all functions like a standard user.
Carina Enke 63.1 124 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 125 |=(% colspan="1" style="width: 407px;" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 126 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 127 Forum
128 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:272px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 129 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 130 [[image:Icon_Glühbirne.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] Users can only read existing forum posts.
131 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:264px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 132 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 133 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] External users can read existing forum posts and write new ones.
134 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:413px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 135 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 136 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] Existing forum posts can be read and new ones be written.
Carina Enke 63.1 137 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 138 |=(% colspan="1" style="width: 407px;" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 139 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 140 Profile, Enrolment, Task, Survey, Topic assignment, Assignment of dates, Portfolio task, E-mail
141 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:272px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 142 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 143 [[image:Icon_Minus.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] The content is not visible to the user. The following message is displayed: "The course element "[Title]" is not open for guests. Please log in to gain access."
144 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:264px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 145 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 146 [[image:Icon_Minus.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] The content is not visible to the user. The following message is displayed: "The course element "[Title]” is not open for external users."
147 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:413px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 148 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 149 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] External users can use all functions like a standard user. However, for some functions, this user must also be enrolled in a learning group of the course.
Carina Enke 63.1 150 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 151 |=(% colspan="1" style="width: 407px;" %)Course calendar|(% colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width:272px" %)[[image:Icon_Glühbirne.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] Guests or external users can see the calendar area, but not configured course or group appointments. Exceptions are group appointments with the option ‘Visible to everyone in the course’.|(% colspan="1" style="width:413px" %)[[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]The course calendar is visible to external users. The visibility of registered course and group appointments is the same as for a standard user.
152 |=(% colspan="1" style="width: 407px;" %)Course element subscriptions and course progress|(% colspan="1" style="width:272px" %)[[image:Icon_Minus.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]These functions are not visible to guests.|(% colspan="1" style="width:264px" %)[[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]Both functions are available for external users.|(% colspan="1" style="width:413px" %)[[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]Both functions are available.
153 |=(% colspan="1" style="width: 407px;" %)Performance result|(% colspan="1" style="width:272px" %)[[image:Icon_Minus.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]This area is not visible to guests.|(% colspan="1" style="width:264px" %)[[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]This area is available for external users.|(% colspan="1" style="width:413px" %)[[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]This area is available for external users.
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Carina Enke 220.1 155 == Course content for registered users (BAR) ==
Carina Enke 213.1 156
Carina Enke 193.2 157 (% class="relative-table wrapped" style="width:99.1772%" %)
Carina Enke 213.1 158 |=(% colspan="1" style="width: 480px;" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 159 (((
Carina Enke 193.2 160
Carina Enke 213.1 161 )))|=(% colspan="2" style="width: 348px;" %)(% colspan="2" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 162 (((
163 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
164 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 165 Publication Status[[image:Icon_BAR.png||height="23" width="23"]] "Public - visible to registered users" (BAR)
Carina Enke 63.1 166 )))
Carina Enke 200.2 167 )))|=(% colspan="2" style="width: 516px;" %)(% colspan="2" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 168 (((
Carina Enke 193.2 169 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 170 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 171 Publication Status[[image:Icon_BAR_E.png||height="26" width="24"]]"Public - visible to registered and,  additionally, external users" (BAR|E)
Carina Enke 63.1 172 )))
173 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 174 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)Course element or functional area|=(% class="highlight-#e3fcef" colspan="1" data-highlight-colour="#e3fcef" style="text-align: center; width: 217px; background-color: rgb(227, 252, 239);" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellgrün 35 %" %)(% class="highlight-#e3fcef" colspan="1" data-highlight-colour="#e3fcef" style="text-align: center;" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellgrün 35 %" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 175 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 176 Guest user
Carina Enke 200.2 177 )))|=(% class="highlight-#eae6ff" colspan="1" data-highlight-colour="#eae6ff" style="text-align: center; width: 131px;" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellviolett 35 %" %)(% class="highlight-#eae6ff" colspan="1" data-highlight-colour="#eae6ff" style="text-align: center;" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellviolett 35 %" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 178 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 179 External user
Carina Enke 200.2 180 )))|=(% class="highlight-#e3fcef" colspan="1" data-highlight-colour="#e3fcef" style="text-align: center; width: 230px; background-color: rgb(227, 252, 239);" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellgrün 35 %" %)(% class="highlight-#e3fcef" colspan="1" data-highlight-colour="#e3fcef" style="text-align: center;" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellgrün 35 %" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 181 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 182 Guest user
Carina Enke 199.2 183 )))|=(% class="highlight-#eae6ff" data-highlight-colour="#eae6ff" style="text-align: center; width: 286px;" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellviolett 35 %" %)(% class="highlight-#eae6ff" data-highlight-colour="#eae6ff" style="text-align: center;" title="Hintergrundfarbe : Hellviolett 35 %" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 184 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 185 External user
Carina Enke 63.1 186 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 187 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)Test, Self-test|(% colspan="2" rowspan="11" style="width:348px" %)(% colspan="2" rowspan="11" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 188 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 189 [[image:Icon_Minus.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] All course elements in a course with the publication status BAR are not accessible to users with the role of guest or external user.
Carina Enke 200.2 190 )))|(% rowspan="11" style="width:230px" %)(% rowspan="11" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 191 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 192 [[image:Icon_Minus.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] All course elements in a course with the publication status BAR+E are not accessible to users with the Guest role.
Carina Enke 63.1 193
Carina Enke 193.2 194
Carina Enke 199.2 195 )))|(% style="width:286px" %)(((
Carina Enke 220.1 196 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]A course element Test can be started. Assessment results are only displayed on the course element page if the user is registered in a learning group for the course.
Carina Enke 63.1 197 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 198 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)Scorm, CP, Media library, Flashcard set, Virtual classroom|(% style="width:286px" %)(((
199 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]The content of the course element is visible and can be started.
Carina Enke 63.1 200 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 201 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)File discussions, Forum|(% style="width:286px" %)(((
202 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]The content of the course element is visible and usable. Both user roles can write, edit, reply to and quote posts as well as mark them as favourites and best post.
Carina Enke 63.1 203 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 204 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)Message, Bibliography, LTI tool, Link list, Internal page|(% style="width:286px" %)(((
205 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]The content of the course element is visible,
Carina Enke 63.1 206 )))
Carina Enke 213.1 207 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)(((
Carina Enke 63.1 208 Blog
Carina Enke 199.2 209 )))|(% style="width:286px" %)(((
Carina Enke 220.1 210 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] Content is visible, blog (RSS link) can be copied.
Carina Enke 63.1 211 )))
Carina Enke 213.1 212 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)(((
Carina Enke 220.1 213 Wiki, Folder (all rights free)
Carina Enke 199.2 214 )))|(% style="width:286px" %)(((
Carina Enke 220.1 215 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] All functions can be used.
Carina Enke 63.1 216 )))
Carina Enke 213.1 217 |=(% colspan="1" style="width: 480px;" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 218 (((
219 Forum
Carina Enke 199.2 220 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:286px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
Carina Enke 63.1 221 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 222 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] Existing forum posts can be read and new ones be written.
Carina Enke 63.1 223 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 224 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)Profile, Enrolment, Task, Survey, Topic assignment, Assignment of dates, Portfolio task, E-mail|(% style="width:286px" %)(((
225 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]All functions can be used.
Carina Enke 63.1 226
Carina Enke 220.1 227 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] In the course element Task, all functions can be used just like a standard course user. This also applies to the PeerReview function.
Carina Enke 63.1 228 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 229 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)Course calendar|(% style="width:286px" %)(((
Carina Enke 63.1 230 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
231 (((
Carina Enke 220.1 232 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]The course calendar is visible to external users. Registered course and group appointments are visible to standard users.
Carina Enke 63.1 233 )))
234 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 235 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)Course element subscriptions and course progress|(% style="width:286px" %)(((
236 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]Both functions are available.
Carina Enke 63.1 237 )))
Carina Enke 220.1 238 |=(% style="width: 480px;" %)Performance result|(% style="width:286px" %)(((
239 [[image:Icon_grüner Haken.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]This area is available for external users.
Carina Enke 63.1 240 )))
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Carina Enke 220.1 243 **Note on assigning external users to a group:** Due to data protection reasons, external users cannot be assigned to a group in group management. You will find external users (of the same institution) via the search function, but you will receive an error message after attempting to assign them. You should therefore always allow external users to enrol themselves in a group (enrolment course element). Further information on the ‘External user’ role can be found on the page [[External user role>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Administration.Benutzerverwaltung.Rollen und Rechte.Benutzerrolle Externer Nutzer.WebHome]].
Carina Enke 215.1 244 {{/info}}
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