12.3.1. Which permissions can be granted?

In order to easily grant logical permission combinations, there are specific preset user roles:

Owner A folder's owner has all permissions for that folder. The owner can grant other users permissions to the folder.

  • Folder permissions: create objects and subfolders

  • Object permissions: read all objects, edit all objects, and delete all objects

  • Administrative rights: Yes

Administrator A folder's administrator owns all permissions for this folder. The administrator can grant other users permissions for the folder.

  • Folder permissions: create objects and subfolders

  • Object permissions: read all objects, edit all objects, and delete all objects

  • Administrative rights: Yes

Author An author is allowed to change objects that already exist, to create and edit new objects, and to create subfolders.

  • Folder permissions: create objects and subfolders

  • Object permissions: read all objects, edit all objects, and delete all objects

  • Administrative rights: No

Guest A guest is allowed to read objects that already exist but not to modify them. The guest is not allowed to create subfolders or objects there.

  • Folder permissions: view the folder

  • Object permissions: read all objects, no edit permissions, no delete permissions

  • Administrative rights: No

The preset permissions for the user roles can be refined. The following permissions can be granted.

  • Folder permissions

    • New folder

    • create objects

    • create objects and subfolders

  • Object permissions, read

    • no read permissions

    • read own objects

    • read all objects

  • Object permissions, edit

    • no edit permissions

    • edit own objects

    • edit all objects

  • Object permissions, delete

    • no delete permissions

    • delete own objects

    • delete all objects

  • Administrative rights

    • Yes

    • No