Cascade User Role Types
Learn about the different default roles and permissions available in Aggie UX Cascade sites.
In Cascade Aggie UX sites, access permissions are determined based on role. Each role is assigned to a group, enabling multiple users to have the same type of access. Texas A&M University Security Control AC-6 requires that we follow the principle of least privilege. Users may only have the access necessary to accomplish assigned tasks.
Available Roles
Site Admin
Site admins have the highest level of access to your site. They are able to access and create content on all parts of your site in Cascade. Additionally, site admins can create, assign, review and bypass workflows.
Admin-level access should be given out sparingly to site owners who have both the technical ability to administer a Cascade side and a business need for site admin access to do their job.
Publisher
Publishers are the middle level of access. They can create all Aggie UX page types and assets, including navigation. Publishers cannot access Cascade’s native content types in the “Add Content > Default” drop down. The are also not able to modify specialized functionality built into the site, such as being able to write redirects or invalidate cache, or access files and assets required to make the template work. Publishers can review and bypass workflows if those are used on the site.
Publisher-level access is ideal for most full-time employees who are authorized to make content changes on the site.
Contributor
Contributors have the lowest level of access to your site. While contributors can create some page types, they cannot make home pages, navigation changes, or any of the specialized functionality built into the site, such as being able to write redirects or invalidate cache. Contributors must complete workflows if they are used on the site.
Contributor-level access is ideal for student workers or full-time employees who don’t need access to make site-wide changes.
Access Comparison
Asset Creation
| Permissions | Site Admin | Publisher | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can create a Page Without Sidebar | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can create a Page With Sidebar | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can create a News Page | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can create a Profile Page | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can create an external link asset | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can create a static table | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can create a folder | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can create images and files (images with alt text, Office documents, PDFs, Zip Files) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can create assets from the custom content blocks folder | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can create site-level and microsite-level navigation and footer components (assets in the navigation folder) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Can create a searchable / sortable table | Yes | Yes | No |
| Can create a Home Page | Yes | No | No |
| Can create default assets (assets in the Default folder: blocks, files, formats, pages, templates) | Yes | No | No |
Access to Special Functionality
| Permissions | Site Admin | Publisher | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can view the Search and Sitemap pages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can edit site navigation and footer (Can access the _menu folder) |
Yes | Yes | No |
| Can access and change data feeds used as the data source for news and directory pages (Can access the _json-data folder) |
Yes | Yes | No |
| Can access and change site-level CSS, JavaScript and template icons and images (Can access the _assets folder) | Yes | No | No |
| Can access internal tools, Cascade assets, blocks, formats & templates (Can access the _cascade folder) | Yes | No | No |
| Able to create redirects (Can access the rewrite_rules page) | Yes | No | No |
| Able to clear the cache for the website (Can access the invalidate_cache page) | Yes | No | No |
| Able to access the 404 page (Can access the error folder) | Yes | No | No |
Workflows
When workflows are enabled on a site, the following rules are applicable.
| Permissions | Site Admin | Publisher | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Must use workflows when enabled | No | No | Yes |
| Can edit site navigation and footer Can review and approve workflows when enabled |
Yes | Yes | No |