Privilege Codes

The Privilege Codes table stores codes used to classify security resource records within the software. Using a hierarchical structure, these codes give the system a way to grant security to multiple functions through a single resource.

To generate the Security Privilege List, use the toolbar's Print item. The default file name is privilege.rpt.

Do not edit privilege codes. To modify Privilege Codes, contact PowerSchool Support.

Menu Path

From the System Administration menu, select Administration. From the Security menu, select Privilege Codes.

Field Descriptions

Field

Description

Privilege Code

This code identifies the security privileges that apply to the record, ranging from 1 (highest privilege) to 10 (lowest). The following privilege codes are predefined in your system:

1 - PowerSchool Super User
2 - System Administrator
3 - Package Supervisor
5 - Package User

Each security resource record is assigned a privilege code that identifies the level of user privilege needed. For example, when a user is assigned a resource with a privilege code of 2 (System Administrator) within a package, it is not necessary to assign resources within the same package with lower privileges, for example those with codes of 3 or 5 or higher numeric codes. Instead, the user is granted access to all resources in the package with lower privileges.

Description

The full description of the privilege code.

Changed By

The user ID of the last person to save updates for a selected Privilege Code record.

If a change was made to a code, the system also gives the date and time when the change occurred.