How do I assign and manage admin roles and permissions as a Studio Admin?

As a Studio Admin, you can assign and manage admin roles and permissions for other users.

Learn more about user roles in Studio.

Note: You can be a Studio Admin even if you are not a Canvas Admin. As a Studio Admin, you can manage user permissions in Studio. However, you may not be able to manage permissions for users in Canvas.

Open Media Management

Open Media Management

In the the Studio navigation menu, click the Admin drop-down menu [1]. Then, click the Media Management link [2].

Select User

View Course-level User Roles

In the Media Management page, click the Users tab [1].  To search for a user by name, enter a minimum of 3 characters of the user name in the Search field [2].  To sort the User Name list in alphabetic or reverse-alphabetic order, click the User Name sort indicator [3].

In the listing for the user you wish to edit, click the Options drop-down menu [4], then click the Edit User link [5].

Assign Admin Role

Edit User Admin Privileges

In the Edit User Details menu, click the Studio Admin Privileges drop-down menu [1].  

To assign root level access to all Studio media in the institution's account, click the Studio Admin option [2].

Users with sub-account admin access in Canvas inherit limited sub-account admin permissions in Studio. To enable elevated sub-account admin access on the Media Management interface (e.g. enable sub-account admins to access user libraries), click the Studio Admin in Sub-Accounts option [3].

To remove existing admin permissions, select the None option [4].

To save changes, click the Update Details button [5].

Note: Studio Admin access gives users access to all areas of the institution's Studio account. It is recommended that users with sub-account admin status in Canvas only be given Studio Admin in Sub-Accounts status for their own Canvas sub-accounts in Studio.