# Users # Participating Child A **Participating Child** is someone that logs on to the system, belongs to one or more groups, has a Christmas list for themself, but requires a parent because they are a minor. Items on their wish list will not be displayed until one of their parents approves them. --- We'll call this a **PARTICIPATING CHILD** user. ### What they can do - Add gifts to their own list. Their gifts must be approved by one of their parents. - View gifts for users in their groups, but not the status (they might not be able to keep a secret) - Cannot add suggestions - Cannot add comments - Can comment on their own gifts (to answer questions or add information) - Cannot change the status on any gift - Cannot subscribe to a group - Receive emails regarding any comment on their own gift that is flagged that they can see # Users Overview ### Description A User is anyone that can log in to the application **and** children that cannot log in, but have a Christmas List on the system. The following are examples of Users: - [**Participant**](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Participant.md) - Someone that logs on to the system, belongs to one or more groups, and has a Christmas List for themself. They are **not** a parent for any child. They can only see the groups they are a member of. - [**Participating Parent**](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Participating_Parent.md) - Someone that logs on to the system, belongs to one or more groups, has a Christmas List for themself, and is a parent for one or more children. They can view the groups they are in **and** the group(s) their child(ren) are members of. - [**Nonparticipating Child**](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Nonparticipating_Child.md) - Someone that cannot log on to the system, but belongs to one or more groups, and has a Christmas List for themself. *(They are usually children with no email)* This user must have at least one parent that **can** log on. - [**Participating Child**](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Participating_Child.md) - Someone that logs on to the system, belongs to one or more groups, has a Christmas List for themself, but requires at least one parent because they are a minor. Items on their wish list will not be displayed to others until one of their parents approves them. - [**Nonparticipating Parent**](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Nonparticipating_Parent.md) - Someone that logs on to the system, does not belong to any groups themselves, but is a parent for one or more children. They do not have a Christmas List. They can only view the groups of the child(ren) that they are a parent for. This is a nonparticipant with children. - [**Nonparticipant**](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Nonparticipant.md) - Someone that logs on to the system, belongs to one or more groups, but does not have a Christmas List for themself, nor are they a parent for anyone. This is a nonparticipant with no children. ### User Capabilities The different types of users have different capabilities. The following table indicates the capabilities
CapabilityParticipantParticipating ParentNonparticipating ChildParticipating ChildNonparticipating ParentNonparticipant
Add gifts to their own listXX X
Add gifts to their child's list that will not be marked as suggestion X X
Must have gifts approved X
See child's gifts that have not been approved X XX
See only their child's gift that have not been approved X X
Can have a parent XX
Can only have one proxy XX
Approve their child's gifts X X
View gifts for users in their group(s)XX X X
View gifts for users in their child's group(s) X X
See status of gifts not theirsXX XX
See suggestions for others in their group(s)XX XX
Add suggestions to users in their groups that they are a participantXX
Add suggestions to users in their groups that they are a nonparticipant
Add comments to any gift they can seeXX XX
Add comments to their own giftXX X
Change the status on any gift they can seeXX XX
Subscribe to a group they are a member ofXX X
Subscribe to a group their child is a member of X X
Receive emails regarding any comment on their own gift that is flaggedXX X
Receive emails regarding any comment on their child's gift X X
Receive emails regarding any comment on others gifts that they have commented onXX X
Own a groupXX X
Be admin of a groupXX X
Be a group participantXX
Be a group child XX
Be a group nonparticipantXX X
# Participant A **Participant** is someone that logs on to the system, belongs to one or more groups, and has a Christmas List for themself. --- We'll label this user a **PARTICIPANT** user. The system was set up with only participant users at the beginning. All functions are defined for a participant user. This user can be converted to a [PARTICIPATING PARENT](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Participating_Parent.md) user. A participant can be a **PARTICIPANT** in one or more groups, and a **NON-PARTICIPANT** in one or more groups. **But** a **PARTICIPANT** must be a **PARTICIPANT** in at least one group, or they will be considered a [NON-PARTICIPANT](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Nonparticipant.md) ### What they can do - Add gifts to their own list - View gifts for users in their group(s) - Add suggestions to users in their group(s) - Add comments to any gift they can see - Change the status on any gift they can see - Subscribe to a group they are a member of to receive email about new gifts added by someone in their group - Receive emails regarding any comment on their own gift that is flagged that they can see - Receive emails regarding any comment on others gifts that they have commented on # Participating Parent A **Participating Parent** is someone that logs on to the system, belongs to one or more groups, has a Christmas List for themself, and is a parent for one or more children. They can view the groups they are in **and** the group(s) their child(ren) are members of. --- We'll refer to this as a **PARTICIPATING PARENT** user. A [PARTICIPANT](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Participant.md) that has a [NONPARTICIPATING CHILD](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Nonparticipating_Child.md) or [PARTICIPATING CHILD](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Participating_Child.md) added to them becomes a **PARTICIPATING PARENT**. A [NONPARTICIPATING PARENT](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Nonparticipating_Parent.md) that is added to a group as a [PARTICIPANT](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Participant.md) will become a **PARTICIPATING PARENT**. ### What they can do - Add gifts to their own list - View gifts for users in their own group(s) and any of their **CHILD** group(s) - Add suggestions to users in their group(s) and/or users in their **CHILD** group(s) - Add comments to any gift they can see - Change the status on any gift they can see - Add gift to their **CHILD** list that will not be marked as a *Suggestion* - Subscribe to a group they or their child is a member of to receive email about new gifts added by someone in their group - Receive emails regarding any comment on their own gift that is flagged that they can see - Receive emails regarding any comment on any of their child's gifts - Receive emails regarding any comment on others gifts that they have commented on # Nonparticipating Child A **Nonparticipating Child** is someone that cannot log on to the system, but belongs to one or more groups, and has a Christmas List for themself. *(They are usually children with no email).* This user must have a parent that **can** log on. --- We'll call this a **NONPARTICIPATING CHILD** user. ### What they can do Since this user cannot log on to the system, they cannot do anything. # Participating Child A **Participating Child** is someone that logs on to the system, belongs to one or more groups, has a Christmas List for themself, but requires a parent because they are a minor. Items on their wish list will not be displayed until their parent approves them. --- We'll call this a **PARTICIPATING CHILD** user. ### What they can do - Add gifts to their own list. Their gifts must be approved by their parent. - View gifts for users in their groups, but not the status (they might not be able to keep a secret) - Cannot add suggestions - Cannot add comments - Can comment on their own gifts (to answer questions or add information) - Cannot change the status on any gift - Cannot subscribe to a group - Receive emails regarding any comment on their own gift that is flagged that they can see # Nonparticipating Parent A **Nonparticipating Parent** is someone that logs on to the system, may or may not belong to any groups themselves, and is a parent for one or more children. They do not have a Christmas List. They can view their group(s), if they are members of any, and the groups of the child(ren) that they are a parent for. This is a nonparticipant with children. --- We'll call this a **NONPARTICIPATING PARENT** user. If this user is added to any group as a participant, they will be converted to a [PARTICIPATING PARENT](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Participating_Parent.md). ### What they can do - Cannot add suggestions - Add comments to any gift they can see - Change the status on any gift they can see - Add gift to their **CHILD**s list that will not be marked as a *Suggestion* - Subscribe to a group they or their child is a member of to receive email about new gifts added by someone in that group - Receive emails regarding any comment on their **CHILD**s gift that is flagged that they can see - Receive emails regarding any comment on any of their **CHILD**s gifts - Receive emails regarding any comment on others gifts that they have commented on # Nonparticipant A **Nonparticipant** is someone that logs on to the system, belongs to one or more groups, but does not have a Christmas List for themself, nor are they a parent for a child. This is a nonparticipant with no children. --- We'll call this user a **NONPARTICIPANT** user. If this user has a [NONPARTICIPATING CHILD](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Nonparticipating_Child.md) or [PARTICIPATING CHILD](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Participating_Child.md) added to them, they will be converted to a [NONPARTICIPATING PARENT](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Nonparticipating_Parent.md) user. This user can leave comments and change the status on gifts in the groups they belong to. If a **NONPARTICIPANT** is added as a [GROUP PARTICIPANT](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Groups/Overview.md) in one group, they are converted to a [PARTICIPANT](https://docs.kvwilliams.net/Participant.md). ### What they can do - Cannot add suggestions - View gifts for users in their group(s) - Add comments to any gift they can see - Change the status on any gift they can see - Subscribe to a group they are a member of to receive email about new gifts added by someone in that group - Receive emails regarding any comment on others gifts that they have commented on