Creating, viewing, or modifying permission sets

Use the instructions in this section to create new permission sets.

To create, view, or modify a permission set:

Navigate to Administration > Security.
The Permission Sets list page appears.
Do one of the following:
- Select File > New > Permission Set to create a permission set.
- Select a permission set, the select View > Properties > Info to view or modify the properties of the permission set.
Enter the properties on the Info tab of the New Permission Set - Info or view and modify properties on the Info tab of the Permission Sets Properties page, as described in Table 5.2.
Enter the properties on the Permissions tab of the New Permission Set - Info or view and modify properties on the Permissions tab of the Permission Sets Properties page, as described in Table 5.3.
Click OK to save your changes.
Before the permission set is saved, Content Server validates the permission set, as described in Permission set validation.

Table 5.2. Permission set properties

Field label	Value
Name	The name of the permission set.
Description	A description of the permission set.
Owner	Indicates who owns the permission set. If connected as a superuser or the repository owner, you can change who owns the permission set. If creating a permission set and connected with user privileges other than superuser or the repository owner, you are the owner.
Is Internal	Specifies whether the permission set is implicitly created by the server (T) or explicitly created by the user (F).
Class	Specifies the class for the permission set. Valid values are: Regular: Only the user or group who creates the permission set can use it. Any user or group in the repository except the repository owner can create a Regular permission set. Public: The permission set used by anyone in a repository. Any user or group in the repository can create a Public permission set. Public permission sets can be modified or deleted and deleted only by the permission set owner (the user or group that creates it), a superuser, a system administrator, or the repository owner. If the repository owner is the owner of a particular permission set, it is called a system permission set.
Globally Managed	If the permission set is being created in the governing repository of a federation, select to propagate the attributes to all members of the federation.