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All modules of the Open-Xchange Server facilitate precise configuration and management of permissions to all objects and folders. Concerning the modules calendar, contacts and tasks privilege management is executed on the level of folders, four different types of which exist in the Open-Xchange Server:
Private folders
Public folders
Shared folders
System folders
When using Open-Xchange Server you might have access to multiple contact, task, or calendar folders and permissions are granted on a per-folder basis. All folders, you have access to, are displaedy in the left/right frame of the Open-Xchange Server web interface.
For each of the modules Documents, Bookmarks, Knowledge, Projects, and Pinboard only one unique folder is accessible. For those modules access permissions are granted on a per-object basis. This means that read, write, and delete permissions can defined per document, per knowledge entry etc. For details about permissons in these Open-Xchange modules please refer to the respective module chapter.
Private folders are essentially folders which hold only one user's data and are accessible only for that user. By default, each user has three private folders after installing Open-Xchange Server. Contacts, calendar, and tasks, each of which is connected to the corresponding folder type. Each user has the option of creating more private orders of type contact, task, or event. There is also the option of creating unbound folders. A user's private folders can be shared by that user, so that other users can be granted access to the folder. The sharing is done by defining access permissions for a folder. A user's shared private folders are displayed to other users under the heading Shared Folder in the left/right frame of the web interface. All data listed under Outlook today is basically assigned to private folders. Appointments and tasks, stored in a private calendar or task can be viewed and edited by all of its participants.