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Set a Group's Permissions

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Who can use this feature?

System Administrator

 

This article will show how to set or modify a Group's Permissions for Pages and Site Tools. This area manages app-level permissions and governs which section(s) of the HCMS a user has access rights to.

 

For each Group, a list of all pages will be available, and you can expand pages to view subpages. You can also set page permissions on the front end of your site on a page-by-page basis. Please take a look at the Site Permissions Overview for more information.

 

Important Notes

  • Updates to all permissions save automatically.
    • Reader: View access only
    • Author: Create and submit items for approval
    • Publisher: Approve submitted items, create and publish items Permission levels:
    • Owner: Approve submitted items; create, publish, and delete items

 

Instructions

  1. Click the Site Tools icon and then select Site Permissions
    The Site Tools cog wheel icon, then Site Permissions in the alphabetical list.
  2. Ensure you are on the Groups tab
    The tab labeled Groups.
  3. Select the Group you want to set Permissions for
    The URL in the GROUP column.
  4. Toggle On or Off System Admin at the top of the page to make the group a System Admin group
    The toggle button labeled System Admin to the far right of the Administration header.
  5. On the Pages tab, assign a Permissions level
    The tab labeled Pages.
    • Note: If the Reader tab appears greyed out and you are not able to check or un-check, that is because the page itself does not have Sign-In required or otherwise not password protected. Reader is always available on any page that is not password protected.
  6. On the Site Tools tab, toggle On or Off to enable access to the Site Tool
    The tab labeled Site Tools.
  7. On the Users tab, view the users within the group
    The tab labeled Users.

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