Terminology
User ID – A user’s unique identifier in your organization’s information systems. The same ID is used in Kaltura as a unique identifier of the user in a specific partner account.
Group ID – A unique identifier in your organizational information system representing an actual organizational unit or an ad-hoc security group. A user can be a member of multiple groups and may hold a different organizational role in each group. The organizational role of a user within a unit/group may or may not be represented within the organization information system.
MediaSpace Category – An open/private/restricted category in MediaSpace that a specific group of users (category members) is able to access. Categories are centrally created via the Kaltura Management Console (KMC) and reflect the navigation structure of your MediaSpace site. The list of people with permission to access the category may derive from user membership in a specific organizational group or may be defined manually by the category manager with no relation to organizational structure and units
MediaSpace Channel – An open/private/restricted channel in MediaSpace that a specific group of users (channel members) is able to access. The list of people with permissions to access the group channel may derive from user membership in a specific organizational group or may be defined manually by the channel manager with no relation to organizational structure and units.
NOTE: MediaSpace Channels can be associated with one or more MediaSpace Category according to the entitlements set in the category.
Kaltura User – A Kaltura backend object that holds information about a specific user and is identified by the User ID. Kaltura supports the management of different user attributes. The user ID is a mandatory attribute; the user’s first name, last name, and screen name (by default, the user’s full name) are required to enable convenient end-user management in MediaSpace and in the KMC. Kaltura User objects are automatically created in Kaltura for different scenarios. For user management purposes, Kaltura User objects also may be created manually from the KMC or using bulk services. The Kaltura User object is used for managing both KMC admins and application end‑users. Only KMC administrators have a special attribute granting access to the KMC account.
Kaltura Category – A Kaltura backend object for managing media collections and the end‑user entitlements to access and manage these media collections in MediaSpace. This backend entity manages MediaSpace Channels and MediaSpace Categories.
Kaltura Category ID –A Kaltura internal unique identifier of a single Kaltura Category Object.
Kaltura Category Reference ID –A Kaltura Category attribute designed to hold and connect the category to an external identifier such as the Group ID. Uniquenessofthe Category Reference ID is not enforced by Kaltura.
Kaltura’s End-User Entitlements –A permission level that enables a specific end‑user to access, contribute to, or manage a specific channel or category. In the Kaltura backend, end‑user entitlements are managed in Kaltura’s categoryUser object, which manages the relationship between a specific end‑user and a specific category.
Channel symbols and icons
| Status Icon | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
 | Open | Membership is open and non-members can view content and participate. |
 | Shared Repository | Membership is by invitation only. Members can publish content from this channel to any other channel according to their entitlements. |
 | Restricted | Non-members can view content, but users must be invited to participate. |
 | Private | Membership is by invitation only and only members can view content and participate |
 | Moderated | Media does not appear in channel until approved by channel manager. |
 | Public | Anyone can view content (including anonymous not logged-in users). Only channel members can contribute content according to their publishing entitlements. |
