Access the tool
Access to the tool is subject to the "View rights on a context" permission, available in the "Users and Permissions" group
The "View Permissions" button is available in the context-sensitive ribbons (e.g., Content, Page).
Example on a page:
The "View Permissions" button is also available in the "Users, Groups, and Permissions" tab, under the Assignment group.
Tool description
The tool displays a list of profiles assigned to the selected context.
A yellow banner at the top of the tool provides contextual information.
Icon
Two types of icons are used in the table:
- Icon with a solid background (
): the right directly concerns the user or one of his groups.
- Icon with a transparent background (
): the right results from an assignment to 'anonymous' or 'logged-in users'.
The tooltip on the icon provides information on the rights set.
Filters
Two filters are available:
- For a specific permission (the filter displays a list of permissions along with their associated categories): allows you to filter profiles that contain the specified permission
- For a user or group: only users or groups that match the filter are displayed online.
View permissions for a context
The tool displays the permissions for the current selection, if the tool supports it (see the list below).
If nothing is selected, the tool displays the permissions for the general context.
The current selection is supported for :
- Page
- User
- Form
- Resource
- Content (classified ads, articles, ODF, etc.)
- Reference table entry
- Extractions
- Query directory
In the example below, the context is a piece of content:
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