Delegation Terminology

The following terms are important to the understanding of Delegated Access framework and are used throughout the documentation:

Term Definition

Delegation

The act of delegating one's access to another user.

Delegator

A person that delegates access to another user (for example, a student).

Proxy

A person granted access to act on behalf of another user (for example, a parent).

Revoke

When a delegated access is withdrawn.

Delegation Transaction

A set of one or more components and pages whose access a delegator can delegate to a proxy. Those components are contained in a security role associated to a transaction during setup. The role is provisioned to the proxy’s user profile for him or her to be allowed to perform the transaction.

Delegated Access Components

Self-service components that are configured for delegated access.

New User Registration (NUR) framework

Framework that enables the proxy to either create a user ID and password or reuse an existing user ID to sign into the Campus Solutions system and perform the delegated transaction.

Notifications framework

Framework that enables email notifications to be sent to the delegator and to the proxy when new transactions are delegated or revoked.