USER ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2. MANAGING USERS
Modifying CAT Admin Permissions
When you add a new user and assign CAT Staff permissions (see Adding a User for details), the CAT Admin Permissions screen displays automatically when you submit the new user record. When you click the CAT Admin Permissions link on the Edit User Accounts screen (see Editing User Accounts for details), the CAT Admin Permissions screen displays. The CAT Admin Permissions screen shows the CAT Administration permissions currently granted to the user. You may grant or deny additional permissions as desired.
CAT Admin Permissions Screen
To modify CAT Admin Permissions:
-
The CAT Admin Permissions screen shows a listing of all submenus, features
and functions available through the CAT Admin menu. Click the Expand
Permissions icon
icon next to a
submenu name to view a hierarchical listing of all features and functions
available within the associated submenu. (Click the Collapse Permissions
icon
icon next to the submenu name to
close the listing.)
- Permissions granted to the current user are indicated by a checkmark
next
to the permission name.
- Permissions granted to the current user are indicated by a checkmark
- Use the checkboxes associated with each feature and function to grant or
deny access to the function.
- A checkmark
indicates the user is granted the associated permission.
- An empty checkbox
indicates the user is denied the associated permission.
- Clicking a checkbox repeatedly will toggle it on and off.
NOTE: To grant a user access to a feature or function within a given submenu, you must select the checkbox for the associated submenu.
- A checkmark
- Use the definitions below to determine whether a permission should be granted or denied for a given user.
| Permission | Definition |
|---|---|
| View Download Cart | Allows the user to view, manage and download the contents of the Download Cart for their user account. |
| Download AGCat Utility | Allows the user to download the optional AGCat Client to a local workstation. |
| Create New CAT Record | Allows the user to access the Create New Cataloging record screen, from which the AGCat client can be launched to allow for creation of a new bibliographic record. |
| URL (856) Checker | Allows the user to validate URLs in MARC tag 856 $u for all records in your library’s A-G database(s). |
| Local Cover Images | Allows the user to view the Local Cover Images submenu. User may be selectively granted permissions for the following functions: |
|
Add Local Cover |
Allows the user to add a local cover image for a specified bibliographic record. |
|
Delete Local Cover |
Allows the user to delete a previously uploaded local cover image from a specified bibliographic record. |
| MARC Tag Report |
Allows the user to generate MARC Tag Reports. NOTE: The MARC Tag Report function is optional, and may not be enabled for all libraries or systems. When this permission is selected, the MARC Tag Report option will be shown in the CAT Admin menu ONLY if the MARC Tag Report function has been enabled for your library or system. |
| Authority Database Connection | Allows the user to specify the parameters for connection to the desired authority database. |
| Authority Heading Report | Allows the user to generate a report showing authority heading usage in your library’s Main A-G database. |
- When all desired submenus, feature and functions have been selected, click the Submit button to submit your changes to CAT Admin Permissions.