Aurora Group roles hierarchy

In Aurora, you can set the permissions for group roles at the community, category, or group level. By default, the out-of-the-box role permissions are set at the community level. These roles and the default permissions cascade down to the groups under them.

To understand the hierarchy, let’s take an example of a community called “Aurora” with:

• a group called “Our Chefs” and
• a category called “Cuisine” with groups such as “Starters,” “Dessert,” and “Signature Dishes”
  

Let’s look at how the permissions of Curator group role are available at various levels:

• Community level: At the community level (Aurora), the roles and permissions are set to the OOTB values as shown in the below screenshot. Note that you can add members to group roles only at the group level, not at the community level. 
  
• Category level: At the Category level (Cuisine), the roles and permissions are set to the default values as shown in the below screenshot. Note that you cannot add users to the group roles at the Category level.
  
   
  
   
  
  
• Group level: At the Group level (Our Chefs), the roles and permissions are set to the default values as shown in the below screenshot. In this level, you can add users to the group roles using Add Members.
  

You can change the permissions of any of these roles at the group level or category level. The permissions at the group level takes precedence over the roles defined at the category level, followed by the roles defined at the community level.