Setting component permissions

You can set permissions to control what level of access users or user groups have to shared components in the component library. This is useful when you want to control which users have the ability to edit shared components. Asset permissions control the actions users and user groups can take with components.

Important: You must have Set Security permission to perform this task. Content creators have full permission by default. Contact your administrator regarding your security group default permissions. An administrator can configure default permissions.

You can specify the following access:

  • View: Allows the user or group to search for and open the component.
  • Edit: Allows the user or group to change the component.
  • Delete: Allows the user or group to change the component.
  • Set Security: Allows the user or group to control access to the component.

To change component permissions:

  1. Navigate to Assets An image of the Assets icon, which is represented by a black pencil. > Components and choose the shared component library.
  2. Open the component you want to change.

  3. Depending on the component, Click Permissions or Actions An image of the Actions button, then Permissions.

    The Asset Permissions dialog appears.

    An image of the Permissions window.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • To add a user or user group to the list, click Add An image of the Add button.. Click Add User or Add Group.
    • To remove a user or user group, click the user or group. Click Delete An image of the Delete icon.
  5. Select the check boxes to set the permissions for the user or user group.
  6. Click Save.

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