Permission Lists and Roles Cloned When Creating Sites

When you create sites, the system clones and uses special permission lists and roles on the site. This section describes:

  • Permission lists cloned when creating sites.

  • Roles cloned when creating sites.

When you create a site, the system clones and uses the following permission lists on the site content and folder definitions. The Installation Options page lists which permission lists to clone during site creation. These are delivered as PAPP5000, PAPP5060, PAPP5070. The generated permission lists are listed in the following table, where XXX represents the site name.

Permission List

Description

SITE_XXX_ADM

Gives site-specific access for the site administrator to set navigation defaults, set security access to the site, and review and override Branding elements for the site. It is generated by cloning PAPP5000 during site creation.

SITE_XXX_PUB

Gives site-specific access for publishing menu items in the navigation of the site. It is generated by cloning PAPP5060 during site creation.

SITE_XXX_VWR

Gives site-specific access to view the site. It is generated by cloning PAPP5070 during site creation.

When you create a site, the following roles are generated and assigned site-specific permission lists. These roles are attached to the appropriate user who is assigned security access to the site.

Role

Description

SITE_XXX_ADM

Gives site-specific access for the site administrator to set navigation defaults, set security access to the site, and review and override Branding elements for the site. It contains the matching permission list SITE_XXX_ADM which is generated during site creation.

SITE_XXX_PUB

Gives site-specific access for publishing menu items in the navigation of the site. It contains the matching permission list SITE_XXX_PUB which is generated during site creation.

SITE_XXX_VWR

Gives site-specific access to view the site. It contains the matching permission list SITE_XXX_VWR which is generated during site creation.