Access rights define the different levels of authorization a user or group has to documents, folders, and stored searches. Refer to the following table for general information on CS access rights:
Access Right |
Definition |
None |
Users have no privileges to a document, folder, stored search or search templates. They have neither read nor write access. They also cannot see any items in a library unless the Secure searches option is not selected for that library. The Secure searches option appears on the library property page. If it is selected, only those documents for which you have the required access rights are returned when you perform a search. If this option is not selected, anyone can search for an item in the library and see the item listed in the search results list; however, they will not be able to view or open the item unless they have Viewer or higher access rights. |
Viewer |
Users can view the document, folder, annotations or stored search and its properties. They can also make copies of associated document versions. |
Author |
Users have Viewer access rights and the ability to check out, check in, and copy associated versions. They can also add annotations and modify property values for the document version. |
Owner |
Users have Author access rights and the ability to delete documents, modify security, and modify most other properties. |
Admin |
Users have Owner access rights and the ability to modify all property values. Active members of the Administrators group are automatically assigned Admin access rights to all properties even though their names do not appear in any ACLs. Users who are not members of the Administrators group can be explicitly assigned Admin access rights to the properties associated with document, folders, or stored searches. |
A new document inherits its default access rights from its assigned document class.
A root folder inherits the access rights of the library; a subfolder inherits the access rights of the parent folder. Admin is removed from a new folder's access rights list. (A member of the Admin group always has Admin access rights to all documents, folders, stored searches, and search templates.) You have Owner access rights to any folder you create.
You have Owner access rights to any annotation you create. Access rights to the document you are annotating are also copied and added to the annotation access rights.
See also
View or modify IS access rights