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Appendix I. Kavi Members Default Types

These tables include all the types installed by Kavi Members by default. Types that are required by the application cannot be deleted, but they can be edited.

Note that these tables include the KaviŽ Members default types only, and do not include types installed by default by other applications.

For default types installed by other applications:

To see all roles, including custom roles as well as those installed by default, Super Admins can use the Kavi Members Manage Roles Tool.

Company Types

These types are used to classify companies. There is only one default Company Type, but if the organization offers memberships to companies, it will have a set of custom Company Types that correspond to the Company Membership Types it offers. If a company is assigned a Company Type that has any roles associated with it, these roles will be inherited by every user who belongs that company.

Table I.1. Default Company Types

Name Default roles Category Description
Groups Access wg_access General Used to confer access to Kavi Groups areas that are accessible only to logged-in users. Some organizations assign this Company Type to every company whose users require Kavi Groups access, while other organizations use custom Company Types with the same role.
Members Area Access member General Used to confer access to Member areas of a site that are accessible only to logged-in users. This Company Type is used as a base for types that correspond to Company Membership Types. The name is usually edited to indicate the name of the corresponding Membership Type. If assigned to a company, every user who belongs to the company is automatically granted the 'member' role. It can also be repurposed for types to assign to nonmember companies that require Members access, such as staff companies.
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Contact Types

Every user in the Kavi Members database must be associated with a company, and everyone must be assigned a Contact Type to classify the way in which the user represents their company to the organization. Contact Types can confer administrative or editorial roles access, but the scope of these privileges is limited to Company Area tools and company data.

Table I.2. Default Contact Types

Name Default roles Category Description
Employee   general

The 'Employee' Contact Type is assigned by default to users whose Purpose is Company Representative if this is a company-based or mixed organization. In its default configuration, this type doesn't grant any roles, as Company Representatives are usually granted basic web site access through inherit roles from their company.

This type can be deleted.

Individual   general

The 'Individual' Contact Type is assigned by default to users whose Purpose is Individual Member or Individual Nonmember if this is an individual-based or mixed organization. These kinds of users usually acquire access through User Types. In its default configuration, this type doesn't grant any roles.

This type can be deleted.

Primary Contact company_admin admin

Primary Contact is assigned to a user who acts as the principal contact or point person for a company and keeps the company's information and roster up to date. When Kavi Members and other Kavi applications send email about the company's account, the email is automatically sent to the Primary Contact. This type conveys the 'company_admin' role, which grants access to Company Area tools that company administrators use to edit their company's information and manage other users who belong to their company.

This type cannot be deleted.

Staff   general

The 'Staff' Contact Type is assigned to users with the purpose of 'Staff Person' if this organization employs staff directly or uses a staff company whose representatives require web site access. Staff typically require a higher level of administrative access than other web site users, and may acquire this access through highly privileged default User Types, or through custom Contact Types or Company Types tailored to this organization's specific requirements. In its default configuration, this type doesn't grant any roles.

This type can be deleted.

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User Types

User Types are used to classify users according to their relationship to the organization. They commonly confer roles that grant access privileges. There are several default User Types. If the organization offers memberships to individuals, it should also have a set of custom User Types that correspond to the Individual Membership Types it offers.

Contact Types, which are used to classify users by the way they represent their company to the organization, may also confer administrator or editor privileges, but the scope of these privileges is limited to company tools and data, whereas administrator or editor User Types may grant privileges to all areas of the organization's Web site.

Table I.3. Default User Types

Name Default roles Category Description
Organization Admin org_admin admin

Organization Admin User Type is assigned to an individual in charge of the Web site. Organization Admins have access to Kavi Members data, but also data from all of the other Kavi applications installed on the Web site. The Organization Admin access type grants access to the members-only area, Reports Home page, and Admin Home page. These users have all the privileges of the Member access type, the Report Admin access type and the ability to manage data in all the Kavi applications on the Web site.

This type cannot be deleted.

Organization Editor Editor editor

The Organization Editor User Type is assigned to the person in charge of keeping the Web site content up to date. It confers Kavi Edit access to all areas of the Web site. Organization Editors can use Kavi Edit Admin tools to create and assign subordinate Editor types, designating which editor type a user needs to be able to edit a particular area of the Web site. By default, this type does not confer the 'member' role, so users of this type do not necessarily have access to Member pages or tools.

This type cannot be deleted.

Report Admin report_admin admin

The Report Admin User Type is assigned to individuals who need to generate reports about the organization's members, staff and other companies or people in the database but do not necessarily need to edit user or company data directly. The Report Admin User Type conveys the 'report_admin' role, which grants access to the Reports Home page and reporting tools. These users ability to retrieve and download data from the Kavi Members database. By default, this type does not confer the 'member' role, so users of this type do not necessarily have access to Member pages or tools.

This type cannot be deleted.

Super Admin super_admin admin

The Super Admin User Type is assigned to Kavi support staff and organization administrators who have received Kavi Members training for super administrators. The Super Admin type conveys the 'super_admin' role, which grants access privileges of other roles including 'org_admin', 'report_admin', 'member' and access permissions to configuration tools for Kavi Members and all other Kavi applications installed on the Web site. Because application configuration tends to be complex and has a significant impact on how well the Web site supports your organization's mission and business rules, the Super Admin User Type can only be assigned by Kavi support staff or another Super Admin.

This type cannot be deleted.

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