Permissions for Oracle Content Manager

This appendix covers the following topics:

• Overview
• Seeded Folders
• Create Folder
• Add File from Desktop flow
• Uploading an Associated Version Flow
• Browse and Search Folders and Library Categories

Overview

This section describes the permissions that are needed or recommended for the Oracle Content Manager (OCM) Folders and Library categories. These permissions are only needed if your system administrator has set the IBC: Use Access Control profile option to Yes.

Seeded Folders

The following table lists the recommended access for folder directories used in Oracle Proposals.

Seeded Folders

Folder Directory	Seeded for	Recommended Access (given by OCM Administrator)
Root/Sales Application/Users	Enable users to create folders in the desktop flow	Create Sub-Folder
Root/Sales Application/Administrator/ Documents	Enable administrators to upload and share files with other administrators.	Create Sub-Folder Manage Item Approve Item Approve Translation Translate Item Read Item

Create Folder

Following are the permissions given to the administrator or user that is creating the folder. Folders can be created only under the seeded folders. Permissions are inherited from the seeded folder in the administration flow only. In the user flow, the permissions are not inherited.

Permissions Given for Newly Created Folders

Flow	Permissions Given to Newly Created Folder	Directory that Folders are Created Under:
User	Manage Folder Manage Item Translate Item Read Item Create Sub-Folder Approve Item Approve Translation	Root/Sales Application/Users
Administrator	Manage Folder Manage Item Translate Item Read Item Create Sub-Folder Approve Item Approve Translation	Root/Sales Application/Administrators/Documents

Add File from Desktop flow

The following permissions are needed to store files in an Oracle Content Manager folder.

Permissions for Storing Files in an Oracle Content Manager Folder

Flow	Permissions Needed	Which Folders?	Default Folder
User	Manage Item Approve Item Read Item	Any folder with these permissions	Folder specified in IBC: Default Home Folder profile option.
Administrator	Manage Item Approve Item Read Item	Any folder with these permissions	Root/Sales Application/Administrators/Documents

Uploading an Associated Version Flow

If an administrator is uploading a non-base language version of a file, the administrator must have the following permissions:

Permissions for Uploading an Associated Version

Flow	Permissions Needed	Which Folders?
Administrator	Manage Item Approve Translation Read Item Approve Item Translate Item	Any folder with these permissions.

Note: If the administrator is uploading the base language in the Associate Version flow, the permissions are the same as the Add File from Desktop flow.

Browse and Search Folders and Library Categories

Users/administrators must have the following permissions to browse or search the folders or categories:

Permissions for Browsing or Searching Folders or Categories

Folders or Categories	Permissions Needed	Which Folders?
Folders	Read Item	Any folder with these permissions.
Categories	View Content	Any category with these permissions.