User Role Permissions for the Texas Assessment Program
User Roles:
ERS: ESC Region Staff
RCU: Regional Content User
DS: District Superintendent
DTC: District Testing Coordinator
DTA: District Testing Assistant
DRV: District Report Viewer
DCU: District Content User
CTC: Campus Testing Coordinator
OTA: Online Test Administrator
PR: Principal
SDA: Student Data Assistant
TE: Teacher
CTS: Campus Technology Staff
TSA: Test Setup Assistant
CRV: Campus Report Viewer
LMS_ONLY: Learning Management System Only
Assessment System User Matrix
The table below indicates which users can access specific features and tasks within the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) and other Cambium Assessment systems. The user guide for each system contains complete information about each feature or task.
| ERS | DS | DTC | DTA | DRV | CTC | OTA | PR | SDA | TE | CTS | TSA | CRV |
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Access to the Test Information Distribution Engine’s (TIDE) Features and Tasks |
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Setting Up User Accounts |
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Add New User Accounts |
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Modify Existing User Accounts | View Only | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Upload User Accounts |
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Delete Existing User Accounts |
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Registering Students | |||||||||||||
Add New Student Accounts |
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Add Students with Temporary IDs |
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Modify Existing Student Accounts[1] |
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Upload Student Accounts |
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Merge Temp ID with TSDS ID |
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Transfer Students Between Schools or Districts |
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Set Student Test Attributes |
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Upload Student Test Attributes |
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Upload Student Data Requests |
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Upload Interim Grades |
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View Student Distribution Reports |
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Delete Existing Students |
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Managing Classes/Rosters | |||||||||||||
Add New Classes (Rosters) |
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Modify Existing Classes (Rosters) |
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Upload Classes (Rosters) |
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Managing Orders for Paper Testing Materials | |||||||||||||
Review Orders Placed Before Testing |
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Place Orders for Additional Materials |
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Track Order Shipments |
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View Order History Reports |
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View Order Summary Reports |
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Track Return Shipments |
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Managing Requests for Score Reports and Labels | |||||||||||||
Place Request for Score Reports and Labels |
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Printing Test Tickets | |||||||||||||
Print Test Tickets from Student Lists |
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Print Test Tickets from Class (Roster) Lists |
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Managing Score Codes | |||||||||||||
Add/Edit Score Codes |
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Upload Score Code Changes |
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Monitoring Test Progress | |||||||||||||
View Students’ Current Test Status Reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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View Students’ Current Test Status by Student ID | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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View Test Completion Rate Reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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View Test Status Code Reports |
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View Test Session Status Reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Performing Data Cleanup | |||||||||||||
View or Edit Non-Participation Codes |
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Resolve Discrepancies |
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Access to the Family Portal | |||||||||||||
View Family Portal Access Codes |
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Access to the Test Delivery System’s (TDS) Features and Tasks | |||||||||||||
Access Test Administrator Sites |
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Access to the Data Entry Interface’s (DEI) Features and Tasks | |||||||||||||
Access Data Entry Interface (DEI) |
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Access to Reporting System’s Features and Tasks | |||||||||||||
View Score Reports |
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[1] The student information that can be modified varies by user role. For example, only the DTC, DTA, and CTC roles can modify a student’s demographic information.
*Teacher role can create sessions for the following programs: Interim Assessments, BOY Assessments, and TFAR.
Learning Management System User Matrix
The table below indicates which users can access specific features and tasks within the Learning Management System (LMS).
| ERS | DS | DTC | DTA | DRV | CTC | OTA | PR | SDA | TE | CTS | TSA |
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Access LMS** | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Admin Access[2] | ✓ |
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** An LMS_Only role is available for users that only require access to the LMS; this role will not have access to any other Cambium Assessment systems.
[2] LMS Admin functionality grants users access to see Completed Training Reports of their associated users.
Authoring System User Matrix
The table below indicates which users can access specific features and tasks within the Authoring System.
| ERS | RCU* | DTC | DTA | DCU* | CTC | TE |
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Access Authoring System | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Access LMS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
*Role does not have access to student data