The roles are defined in the model/permissionDefinitions.xml. There are some pre existings roles:
| Role | Short description |
|---|---|
| Coordinator | A coordinator can do anything to the object or its childeren unless the permissions are set not to inherit or permission is denied. |
| Collaborator | A collaborator can do anything that an editor and a contributor can do |
| Contributor | A contributor can create content and then they have full permission on what they have created - via the permissions assigned to the owner. |
| Editor | An editor can read and write to the object; they can not create |
| Consumer | The Consumer permission allows read to everything by default. |
Notes: the description comes from the file.