To Set Permissions on a Folder or Work Area, Using the Access Control Tab
- Select a folder or work area.
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In the
Preview Pane, select the
Access Control tab.
The Access Control tab displays the security settings of the current folder or work area, whether explicitly defined or inherited from its parent folder or work area.
- Set Security Type to Folder or Workflow.
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Add the users, groups, and/or access lists that you want to set
permissions for.
Click the Add (+) button if you want to set both folder and document permissions for the selected users, groups, and/or access lists.
If you want to set only folder permissions for the selected users, groups, and/or access lists, click the Add menu and select Add user to Work Area/Folder.
If you want to set only folder-level document permissions for the selected users, groups, and/or access lists, click the Add menu and select Add user to Document.
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In the
Select Security Objects dialog, select one or
more users, groups, and/or access lists, and click
OK.
The selected users, groups, and/or access lists are added to the Access Control tab, with default folder and/or document permissions set, depending on which type of "Add" you performed.
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On the
Access Control tab, turn permissions on or off
as needed for each user, group, and/or access list and click
Apply
when finished.
If you selected an item that has no subfolders or sub-work areas, then your changes are applied now.
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If you selected an item that has subfolders or sub-work areas,
select an option in the dialog that opens (see below) and click
OK.
Confirm Folder Security Changes dialog:
Setting Description Apply changes to this folder only (subfolders may still inherit them) If on, changes will be applied to this folder only. Any subfolders and sub-work areas of the folder that do not already have their own explicitly defined security settings will automatically inherit the changes as well. Inheritance down any branch of the folder only stops when it reaches a subfolder or sub-work area that already has its own, explicitly defined security settings. Apply changes to this folder and subfolders If on, changes will be applied to this folder and all its subfolders and sub-work areas, regardless of whether or not the subfolders and sub-work areas already have their own explicitly defined security settings. Confirm Work Area Security Changes dialog:
Setting Description Apply changes to this work area only (subfolders and sub-work areas may still inherit them) If on, changes will be applied to this work area only. Any subfolders and sub-work areas of the work area that do not already have their own explicitly defined security settings will automatically inherit the changes as well. Inheritance down any branch of the work area stops when a subfolder or sub-work area is reached that has its own explicitly defined security settings. Apply changes to this work area and subfolders, but not sub-work areas If on, changes will be applied to this work area and all its subfolders, regardless of whether or not the subfolders already have their own explicitly defined security settings. Inheritance down any branch of the work area stops when a sub-work area is reached. Apply changes to this work area, subfolders and sub-work areas If on, changes will be applied to this work area and all its subfolders and sub-work areas, regardless of whether or not the subfolders and sub-work areas already have their own explicitly defined security settings.
