There are two roles within Totara Engage workspaces. Typically (but not always) there will be a Workspace Owner, and there will be any number of members participating in the workspace.
Workspace Owner
Each workspace should have a single Workspace Owner. While a workspace doesn't technically require a Workspace Owner, a Workspace Owner is able to administer the workspace in a number of ways.
The Workspace Owner is able to:
Edit the workspace
Remove content from the library
Moderate discussions
Add and remove workspace members
Approve or reject requests to join for private workspaces
Transfer ownership of the workspace to another user
Workspace members
Members can join public workspaces of their own accord or be added by the Workspace Owner, while to join private workspaces they need to be added or have their request to join approved by the Workspace Owner.
As a workspace member you can view the workspace's library and participate in discussions. When joining a workspace as a member, the member will automatically be assigned the role of Learner.
Workspace members are given the Learner role. If you don't want members to be able to add resources to workspaces, remove the Link a resource/survey with workspace (container/workspace:libraryadd) capability from the Learner role.
You can create a new role based on the Learner role with the Link a resource/survey with workspace capability set to Allow, then assign this at the system level to any users you'd like to add resources.
Workspace capabilities
The actions related to various workspace functions are all associated with capabilities, meaning you can give these capabilities to different user roles to let them complete certain tasks in workspaces.
Workspace-specific capabilities such as Add member to workspace (container/workspace:addmember) cannot be assigned at the system level to roles like Authenticated Users or Learners. These capabilities only function when assigned within the context of individual workspaces.
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The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using Workspaces in Totara Engage. Here you can find out more about setting up and using workspaces, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.
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