Actors, Roles & Permissions

Actors represent the external entities that interact with the TECHCUP system. Each actor performs specific actions within the platform according to their role and permissions.

Table of actors

The following actors interact with the TECHCUP web application:

Role	Description
Participant	User who registers in the system to participate in the tournament as a player. This actor may be a student, graduate, professor, administrative staff member, or family member.
Captain	Participant responsible for creating and managing a team.
Organizer	User responsible for configuring and managing the tournament.
Referee	User responsible for consulting match information and officiating games.
Administrator	User responsible for system administration, security monitoring, and audit log management.

Types of participants

Role	Description
Student	Current student of the institution.
Graduate	Student who graduated from the institution.
Professor	Academic staff member of the institution.
Administrative Staff	Non-academic staff member of the institution.
Family Member	Relative of a student, graduate, professor, or administrative staff member.

All these actors are eligible to be a Captain

Description of the actors

- Participant

A user who registers in the platform to participate in the tournament as a player. Participants can create a sports profile, indicate their playing position, join a team, and participate in matches.

- Captain

A participant who has additional permissions to create and manage a team. The captain can invite players, configure team information, and define the lineup before matches.

- Organizer

The organizer is responsible for managing the tournament configuration, including scheduling matches, defining rules, reviewing payments, and managing the overall tournament lifecycle.

- Referee

The referee consults match schedules and relevant match information in order to officiate games during the tournament.

- Administrator

The administrator manages system-level operations such as user permissions, system monitoring, and audit log management.

The TECHCUP Football Platform uses a role-based access control model to regulate user interactions with the system. Each role has specific permissions that determine which functionalities can be accessed.

These permissions ensure that users can only perform actions appropriate to their responsibilities within the tournament management process.

Roles and permissions matrix

Functionality	Participant	Captain	Organizer	Referee	Administrator
Register account	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Log in to platform	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Create sports profile	✓	✓
Set availability as player	✓	✓
Respond to invitations	✓	✓
View tournament information	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Create team		✓
Configure team		✓
Search players		✓
Invite players		✓
Upload payment proof		✓
Define team lineup		✓
Create tournament			✓
Configure tournament			✓
Review payment proofs			✓
Register match results			✓
View assigned matches				✓
Manage roles and permissions					✓
Monitor audit logs					✓