User roles
Users can have different roles and related access rights:
Anonymous users
Non-logged users have anonymous access to the system. They can see all published QC Items.
Logged users
Users who log in with an EBU account (which you can create for free: go to Sign in and choose No account? Create one!) can create their own QC Templates and populate these with QC Items.
EBU members
Signed-in users from an EBU Member organisation can also see QC Templates shared with EBU members, and can share their own Templates that way.
Test-material uploaders
Users with this role can add new Test Material and Collections.
This role is not the complete list of people who can upload or edit test material. Each material and collection has an owner who can invite co-editors (QC Editors). Co-editors can edit it and upload new versions without having this role, and owners keep editing their own material if they leave the group. Administrators manage the group membership behind this role.
Editors
Participants in the EBU QC Group can see all QC Items (also those in e.g. 'drafting'). They further can create new QC Items and become the assigned Lead Editor ('owner') of specific QC Items.
Workflow managers
Editors who help run the editorial process. These persons have some additional rights to e.g. manage the status of QC Items and Discussions.
Administrators
Administrators maintain the system. They can do everything the other roles can do, and also have access to management functions such as user management and deleting QC Items or Parameter values.
What you can see
| Not signed in | Signed in | Editor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published QC Items | yes | yes | yes |
| QC Items still in progress or in review | no | no | yes |
| Parameters and the dictionary | yes | yes | yes |
| Test Material | depends on the material's own setting | idem | idem |
Test Material is the exception: access is set per material rather than per role. See Access rights of a material.
When your rights change
- Your roles come from your account privileges. After a change, it can take a few minutes before qc.ebu.io picks it up.
- Group memberships (used for group only Test Material) are refreshed when you sign in, and every night. So a new group membership normally takes effect at your next sign-in.
If you cannot see something you expect to
- Sign out and sign in again. This re-reads your group memberships.
- Ask an administrator which roles you have.
- For Test Material, check the access setting of the material itself before assuming it is your role.