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14 changes: 9 additions & 5 deletions README.md
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### Groups (`security/groups.xml`)

| Group | XML ID | Description |
|-------|--------|-------------|
| Student | `group_aps_student` | View assigned resources, submit attempts, view own dashboard |
| Teacher | `group_aps_teacher` | Manage resources, grade submissions, view all dashboards |
| Manager | `group_aps_manager` | Full admin access (implies Teacher) |
All three groups belong to the **APEX** category (`module_category_aps`). Because they share the same category and form a linear implied-group chain, Odoo renders them as a **single selection dropdown** on the user permissions form instead of individual checkboxes.

| Group | XML ID | Implies | Description |
|-------|--------|---------|-------------|
| Student | `group_aps_student` | — | View assigned resources, submit attempts, view own dashboard |
| Teacher | `group_aps_teacher` | Student | Manage resources, grade submissions, view all dashboards |
| Manager | `group_aps_manager` | Teacher (→ Student) | Full administrative access to all APEX features |

Permissions are **inherited**: a Manager has all Teacher permissions, and a Teacher has all Student permissions.

### ACL rules (`security/ir.model.access.csv`)

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<field name="sequence">20</field>
</record>

<!-- APS SIS Security Groups (hierarchy: Student → Teacher → Manager) -->
<!-- APS SIS Security Groups (hierarchy: Student → Teacher → Manager)
All groups share module_category_aps so Odoo renders them as a
single selection dropdown on the user form instead of checkboxes.
implied_ids creates the inheritance chain so that a Teacher also
has all Student permissions, and a Manager also has all Teacher
(and Student) permissions. -->
<record id="group_aps_student" model="res.groups">
<field name="name">Student</field>
<field name="category_id" ref="module_category_aps"/>
<field name="sequence">10</field>
<field name="comment">Students can view their assigned resources and submit attempts</field>
</record>

<record id="group_aps_teacher" model="res.groups">
<field name="name">Teacher</field>
<field name="category_id" ref="module_category_aps"/>
<!-- <field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('group_aps_student'))]"/> -->
<field name="sequence">20</field>
<field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('group_aps_student'))]"/>
<field name="comment">Teachers can manage resources, tasks, and view student progress</field>
</record>

<record id="group_aps_manager" model="res.groups">
<field name="name">Manager</field>
<field name="category_id" ref="module_category_aps"/>
<field name="sequence">30</field>
<field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('group_aps_teacher'))]"/>
<field name="comment">Full administrative access to all APEX features</field>
</record>
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