Understanding Workspace Privilege Sets

This section provides an overview of workspace privileges and discusses:

  • Welcome module privilege

  • Wiki Content module privileges

  • Discussions module privileges

  • Documents module privileges

  • Blogs module privileges

  • Links module privileges

  • Action Item Lists module privileges

  • Calendar module privileges

  • Members module privileges

  • Related Data module privileges

  • Polls module privileges

  • Browse Workspaces module privileges

  • Administration module privileges

Workspace Privileges

When you add a member to a workspace, you assign him or her one of the following delivered privilege sets:

  • Owner

  • Administrator

  • Approver

  • Moderator

  • Contributor

  • Viewer

This security defined for a member at the workspace level defines a member's privileges at the workspace module level. For example, a member defined as a viewer for a workspace will have viewer privileges in all modules.

Note: A Manager Permission List is available on the Installation Options page. This permission list enables a high-level user to create and manage workspaces and manage existing workspaces by activating, deactivating, or deleting a workspace. Workspace access and actions are restricted by member privileges on the Workspace definition.

Welcome Module Privilege

The following table shows the Welcome-module-related privilege.

Privilege

Privilege Set

Change layout and modify content.

Owner, Administrator

Wiki Content Module Privileges

The following table shows the Wiki Content module-related privileges provided by applicable privilege sets.

Privilege

Privilege Set

Contribute wiki content.

Owner, Administrator, Approver, Moderator, Contributor

View wiki content.

Owner, Administrator, Approver, Moderator, Contributor, Viewer

Discussions Module Privileges

The following table shows the Discussion module-related privileges provided by applicable privilege sets.

Privilege

Privilege Set

Add and delete topics (individual).

Owner, Administrator, Moderator, Contributor

Add and delete responses (individual).

Owner, Administrator, Moderator, Contributor

Add and delete topics (all).

Owner, Administrator, Moderator

Add and delete responses (all).

Owner, Administrator, Moderator

View topics and responses.

Owner, Administrator, Moderator, Contributor, Viewer

Documents Module Privileges

The following table shows the Documents module-related privileges provided by applicable privilege sets.

Privilege

Privilege Set

Add and delete pieces of content.

Owner, Administrator, Approver, Moderator, Contributor

Add and delete folders.

Owner, Administrator, Approver, Moderator, Contributor

View hierarchy and content.

Owner, Administrator, Approver, Moderator, Contributor, Viewer

Approve content.

Owner, Administrator, Approver

Blogs Module Privileges

The following table shows the Blogs module-related privileges provided by applicable privilege sets.

Privilege

Privilege Set

Manage blog.

Owner, Administrator, Moderator

Add blog posts.

Owner, Administrator, Approver, Moderator, Contributor

Add comments and replies.

Owner, Administrator, Approver, Moderator, Contributor

View blog posts.

Owner, Administrator, Approver, Moderator, Contributor, Viewer

Links Module Privileges

The following table shows the Links module-related privileges provided by applicable privilege sets.

Privilege

Privilege Set

Add and delete links. (individual)

Owner, Approver, Moderator, Contributor

Add and delete links. (all)

Owner, Administrator

Add and delete folders. (individual)

Owner, Approver, Moderator, Contributor

Add and delete folders. (all)

Owner, Administrator

View hierarchy and content.

Owner, Administrator, Moderator, Contributor, Viewer

Action Item Lists Module Privileges

The following table lists privileges for the Action Item Lists module and the related privilege sets.

Privilege

Privilege Set

Add and edit any action item.

Owner, Moderator, Administrator, Contributor, Approver

Delete any action item.

Owner, Moderator, Administrator

Delete list.

Owner, Moderator, Administrator

Delete own action items.

Owner, Moderator, Administrator, Contributor Approver

View action items.

Owner, Moderator, Administrator, Contributor, Viewer, Approver

Edit List.

Administrator, Owner, Moderator

Calendar Module Privileges

The following table lists privileges for the Calendar module and the related privilege sets.

Privilege

Privilege Set

View events.

Administrator, Contributor, Viewer

Add events.

Administrator, Contributor

Edit own events.

Administrator, Contributor

Delete own events.

Administrator, Contributor

Edit any event.

Administrator

Delete any event.

Administrator

Edit calendar properties.

Administrator

Add a calendar.

Administrator

Delete a calendar.

Administrator

Members Module Privileges

The following table shows the Members module-related privileges provided by applicable privilege sets.

Privilege

Permission Level

Add and delete members.

Owner, Administrator

Change profile details. (individual)

Owner, Administrator, Moderator, Contributor

Change profile details. (all)

Owner, Administrator

View members and profiles.

Owner, Administrator, Moderator, Contributor, Viewer

Related Data Module Privileges

The following table shows the Related Data module-related privileges provided by applicable privilege sets.

Privilege

Privilege Set

Add and delete pagelets.

Owner, Administrator

Change layout.

Owner, Administrator

Polls Module Privileges

The following table lists privileges for the Community Calendars module and the related privilege sets.

Privilege

Privilege Set

Access poll results.

Administrator, moderator, publisher

Assign members.

Administrator, moderator

Assign respondents.

Administrator, moderator, publisher

Delete poll definition.

Administrator

Delete questions and responses.

Administrator, moderator, publisher

Edit poll metadata.

Administrator, moderator, publisher

Publish as pagelet.

Administrator, publisher

Update questions.

Administrator, author, moderator, publisher

View poll definition.

Administrator, author, moderator, publisher, viewer

Browse Workspaces Module Privileges

All workspace members have access to this module.

Administration Module Privileges

The following table shows the Administration module-related privileges provided by applicable privilege sets.

Privilege

Privilege Set

Add/delete pagelets.

Owner, Administrator

Add modules.

Owner, Administrator

Change workspace properties.

Owner, Administrator

Delete modules.

Owner, Administrator

Edit workspace layout.

Owner, Administrator

Update contextual data.

Owner, Administrator

Update valid dates.

Owner

Update welcome text.

Owner, Administrator