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    Understanding Assessors, Arrangers, and Approvers

    Assessors, Arrangers, and Approvers are responsible for reviewing content that Producer Agents deposit.
    The table below shows the responsibilities of Assessors, Arrangers, and Approvers:
    Responsibilities of Assessors, Arrangers, and Approvers
    Responsibility Assessor Arranger Approver
    Approving, returning, or declining SIPs Yes Yes Yes
    Approving, returning, or declining intellectual entities (IEs) Yes Yes No
    Rearranging IEs No Yes Yes
    Assigning a collection management system (CMS) ID Yes
    (can assign a CMS ID to one intellectual entity)
    Yes
    (can assign a CMS ID to multiple intellectual entities simultaneously)
    No
    Replacing an incompatible file with a copy that is accessible to the library system Yes
    (if also has TA or Editor privileges)
    Yes
    (if also has TA or Editor privileges)
    No
    For more information about SIPs and IEs, see the Rosetta Overview Guide.
    Each Assessor is associated with an approval group. A Back Office Administrator defines content that should be reviewed by each approval group. Assessors, Arrangers, and Approvers can work only with the content that is defined for their approval group.
    Assessors, Arrangers, and Approvers are assigned by a User Manager, who registers them and defines their privileges. Privileges can be either View, Typical, or Full. Their scope is institutional.
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