====== Associations & Organisations ======

===== What is an Association? =====

An **Association** is the core organisational unit in LEAST. Every course, collection, and piece of content belongs to an association. There are three association types:

^ Type ^ Purpose ^
| Organisation | A company, school, or department — the standard admin unit |
| Class | An educator-led group for teaching and assessment |
| Family | A family learning group (specialist use) |

===== Creating an Association =====

  - Navigate to **Admin → Associations → Create**
  - Choose the type, enter a name and description
  - The creator automatically becomes the association owner with full permissions

===== Managing Members =====

  - Open the association → **Members** tab
  - **Invite by email** — sends an invitation; the user must accept before becoming active
  - **Add directly** — immediately adds an existing user (admin only)
  - Set the member's **role label** (e.g. "Teacher", "Manager") — this is a display label, not a permission

Member statuses:
^ Status ^ Meaning ^
| Active (1) | Full access according to their permissions |
| Pending (2) | Invitation sent, not yet accepted |
| Inactive (0) | Previously a member; access revoked |

===== Organisation vs Class =====

  * An **Organisation** typically contains multiple classes and collections. It has organisation-level permissions (update details, manage members, manage permissions).
  * A **Class** is an educator-led sub-unit focused on learners. It has education-level permissions (class list, roll call, course management, noticeboard).

===== Transferring Ownership =====

The association creator always retains full access as a safety net. To transfer administration, grant the new administrator all required permissions via [[admin:permissions|Permissions]] — they will have equivalent access even though the creator retains theirs.

===== Deleting an Association =====

Associations with content (collections, lessons, members) cannot be deleted directly. Archive the association by removing all active members and marking it inactive. Contact a Level 3 admin to perform a full deletion.