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title: "Capability overview"
slug: "capability-overview"
tags: ["Site Administrator", "How-to", "Totara Platform"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:10Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:10Z
canonical: "totara.help/capability-overview"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Capability overview

Capabilities in Totara determine the actions a user can take on the system. It is important to know that the permissions and capabilities of each [role](/totara-20/docs/what-are-roles) can be customised. This means any role may have a different range of capabilities on your site compared to the default setup.

To check the capabilities for a role, follow these steps:

1. Go to *Q**uick-access menu > Permissions > Capability overview*.
2. Select one or more capabilities from the **Capability** setting.
3. Select one or more roles from the **Roles** setting.
4. Click **Get the overview**.

The results will be displayed in a grid, and cells will say **Allow** when the role has the corresponding capability.

![The Capability overview screen displaying a selection of badge-related capabilities for a range of roles.](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1727352631523.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T06%3A17%3A21Z&se=2026-11-06T07%3A17%3A21Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=BbYZz2E1c02aLHKIUKRw5LKF6t3scja0XCSes6DAnTg%3D)

## Next steps

- [Check system permissions](/totara-20/docs/check-system-permissions)

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