As an administrator, you can view all active permissions for each folder in the Library as well as modify any of the existing permissions or create new permissions.
The following two tabs display the permissions for the selected Library folder. Each tab displays the author or group followed by the permission.
Assigned Permissions: Displays the permissions that were explicitly assigned to an author or group. You can add new author or group permissions or remove any permission that appears. Your changes on this tab are also reflected when you review group or author permissions using the Manage Authors or Manage Groups commands.
Effective Permissions: Displays the permissions that are in effect from explicit author assignment and group membership, as well as any permissions inherited from a parent folder. The Derived from group or folder displays the source of the permission assignment. For example, the source can be from an explicit assignment to an author, the result of group membership, or parent folder inheritance.
Note: You can change the sort (ascending or descending) of items in the list by clicking a column title.
To view folder permissions:
Log in as an administrator.
Make sure you are working online.
Select a folder in the Library.
On the Administration menu, choose Folder Permissions.
The Assigned Permissions tab displays the permissions explicitly set for the selected folder. You can use the following icons to assign new permissions or remove existing permissions.
- add a new author permission. Choose an author and then click the Permission cell and choose a permission from the list.
- add a new group permission. Choose a group and then click the Permission cell and choose a permission from the list.
- removes the selected author or group permission.
Click the Effective Permissions tab to display all permissions that are in effect from explicit author assignments and group membership, as well as any permissions inherited from a parent folder.
The Author or Group column displays the author or group with permission to the selected folder. The Permission column displays the permission to the folder that is in effect. The Derived from folder or group column identifies the source of the permission. For example, this column can display the name of the group if a permission is derived from group membership, a folder name if the permission is inherited from a parent folder, or assigned if the permission is explicitly assigned to an author.
After reviewing the Effective Permissions tab, you can return to the Assigned Permissions tab to modify the permissions for the folder you are viewing. You can also adjust permission assignments using the Manage Authors or Manage Groups command. You may also consider changing parent folder permissions if the permission inheritance provides inappropriate results.