User types in Arena

A user type is assigned roles, and roles consist of different permissions. You find the roles under Users in the Control panel. Liferay includes a number of roles that are not used in Arena.

The definition of the organization in Arena is the complete Arena site with all is assets and users. All management of users requires signing in to Liferay.

The following table includes the new simplified model of user types, that are predefined in the system, starting with Arena 4.1.

User type	Description
Organization owner	The Organization owner has full access to configure the Arena site, its users and permissions, as well as all kinds of content. Usually, there are one or two Organization owners at the library, that have participated in administrator training. In addition to the Liferay Organization Owner role, the Arena Organization owner is also assigned the Arena Power User role.
Organization administrator	The Organization administrator can create and update all aspects of the content, including organizing pages, categories and articles, making settings to portlets etc.
Organization user	The Organization user can create and update articles and use assets such as categories that the Organization administrator has created. The Organization user can upload documents and images in the Documents and media library. All users that belong to an organization are assigned this role.
Patron	A patron that has signed in to Arena can reserve titles and borrow books. To be able to do something where they can no longer be anonymous, Arena will ask for a user name and for approval of terms. A patron is assigned the Guest role.

A non-authenticated user – anyone who visits the Arena site to for example search the catalogue, check out events or opening hours – is assigned the Guest role.

Legacy user types

Previously, Arena has included a number of user types that are now discontinued. There is nothing stopping you from continuing to use these types in your system if you already have them set up, but they will not be maintained and improved.

User type	Description
Not logged in user	A person that has not signed in to Arena - neither with card number and PIN nor with user name and password - can still search in the catalogue and for example view opening hours, read articles and search for events.
Library card holder	A user with a library card at this library but no Arena account signs in using their card number and PIN. A library card holder can access library services, such as reserving a title, but not write reviews, tag, rate etc.
Arena editor	The Arena editor can create and update Arena articles only.
Axiell Arena user	When you create an Arena user, the user name and password is saved in the Arena Central services along with the connection to card number and PIN. This means that the user can sign in either with card number and PIN or with user name and password and still have access to all functions - library services, such as reserving a titles, as well as writing reviews, tag, rate etc. An automatically created Arena user has the same rights as a full Arena user, but cannot sign in as guest at another library.
Full Arena user	A full Arena user has a library card at this library and can access all library services, such as reserving a title, writing reviews, tagging, rating etc.
Administrator	An Arena administrator has access to some administration features such as handling articles and images and sending messages.
Liferay administrator	The Liferay administrator is separated from the Arena administrator. Liferay access is required for adding pages, adding portlets, changing themes etc.