Permission Reference

Purpose

This reference helps administrators interpret permission labels and decide which permissions belong together in a role.

Note: This action may require administrator privileges.

Use this page when creating or editing custom roles.
For troubleshooting, compare what a user expects to do versus what their role(s) actually grant.

Permissions are commonly grouped into categories such as:

The exact list in your deployment may vary. Use the role edit screen to see the current catalog as presented in your environment.

Role permissions editor showing grouped permission categories

Start with the minimal permissions required for a job function, then add only what is needed based on real workflows.

Avoid mixing administrative global permissions into content-scoped roles unless your governance model explicitly requires it.

Permissions such as “manage content permissions” can effectively allow privilege escalation within a content area.