The Folder Action Permissions

Create object

The User can create objects of the specified type in this folder. There can be more than one type allowed in each folder, and each is specified separately. This permission is primarily designed so you can control which types of object may be created in a particular folder.

You can combine objects and object templates in the same folder. However, this is not recommended, because you are most likely to want to restrict what people can do with object templates.

Create object template

The User can create object templates of the specified type in this folder. There can be more than one type allowed in each folder, and each is specified separately. This permission is primarily designed so you can control which types of object template may be created in a particular folder.

You can combine objects and object templates in the same folder. However, this is not recommended, because you are most likely to want to restrict what people can do with object templates.

List objects

The User can see a list of the objects of any type contained in this folder. Permission to Read any of the objects is specified separately.

If the User does not have permission to list objects in a particular folder, then:

• Those objects do not appear in the Folder List, Search Results, Task Objects List, Object Relationships dialog or any other area where objects are listed.
• Objects already used in relationships which the User does have permissions to List are displayed for integrity reasons, but their name is shown as "(no List permission)".
• Any Styles from that folder are not shown in the Styles drop-down list in the Topic Editor window.
• Any Templates from that folder are not shown in the Based on drop-down list in a Topic's General tab.

If you remove this permission from a User, then these permissions are also removed: Read, Modify, Publish, Delete, Version, Release.

Read objects

The User can open and read the contents of objects of any type in this folder.

If you add this permission to a User, then permission to List objects is also added automatically.

If you remove this permission from a User, then these permissions are also removed: Modify, Publish, Delete, Version, Release.

Publish objects

The User can publish Books from this folder, in any output format.

If the User does not have permission to publish Books from a particular folder, then those Books do not appear in the list in the Publishing window.

If you add this permission to a User, then permission to List objects and Read objects is also added automatically.

Modify objects

The User can modify objects of any type in this folder. If the User does not have permission to modify objects in a particular folder, then objects can be opened but are in a "Read-Only" state.

If you add this permission to a User, then permission to List objects and Read objects is also added automatically.

Delete objects

The User can delete objects of any type from this folder.

If you add this permission to a User, then permission to List objects and Read objects is also added automatically.

Note: This permission is required before the User can move objects from this folder into another one. The User would also need permission to create objects of that type in the destination folder.

Change Release State

The User can change the Release State of objects of any type in this folder.

If you add this permission to a User, then permission to List objects and Read objects is also added automatically.

Change Version

The User can change the Version of objects of any type in this folder.

If you add this permission to a User, then permission to List objects and Read objects is also added automatically.

Change Permissions

The User can change the Folder Action permissions which apply to objects of any type in this folder. This permission is defined separately from the "Security Administration" permission so that you can have Users who have permission to modify Folder Actions but not to modify details of Users and Groups.

Modify Folder

The User can change the folder's name, and create sub-folders.

Security Administration permission

The User can maintain security permissions, including Users and Groups. By default, it is assigned to Users who belong to the "(admin)" group.