Managing Projects in BrainSTEM

Table of contents

1. Project Permission Levels
2. Accessing Project Management
3. Manager Capabilities
   1. Adding New Members
   2. Tracking Invitations
   3. Managing Membership
4. Owner Capabilities
   1. Setting Permission Levels
   2. Project Settings Management

Project Permission Levels

BrainSTEM projects implement four distinct permission levels that can be assigned to both individual users and groups:

1. Members (Basic)
   • Read access to project-related subjects, datasets, and modules
   • Can view but not modify project content
   • Can leave the project voluntarily
2. Contributors
   • All Member permissions
   • Can create new project-related content
   • Can edit existing project content
   • Can delete project-related models
3. Managers
   • All Contributor permissions
   • Can add new project members
   • Can remove project members
   • Can add and remove project groups
4. Owners
   • All Manager permissions
   • Can modify project details
   • Can add/remove managers
   • Full control over project settings

Visit the permissions page to learn more.

Accessing Project Management

1. Navigate to the Projects page:
   • Visit https://www.brainstem.org/private/stem/project/
   • Select the project you want to manage
   • Click the “Manage” button in the top right corner

Manager Capabilities

Adding New Members

1. Go to your project’s management page
2. Click the Invite user or Invite group button
3. Complete the invitation form
4. Submit the invitation

Tracking Invitations

1. Visit https://www.brainstem.org/private/users/projectmembershipinvitation/
2. Monitor pending and accepted invitations

Managing Membership

1. Access the project’s user/group list
2. To remove members or groups:
   • Select the checkbox next to their name
   • Click Save to confirm removal

Owner Capabilities

Setting Permission Levels

1. Access the project member list
2. For each member, you can assign:
   • Contributor permissions (Change permissions checkbox)
   • Manager permissions (Managers checkbox)
   • Owner permissions (Owners checkbox)
3. Click Save to apply changes

Project Settings Management

1. Edit project details
2. Modify project configuration
3. Update project metadata