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	Documentation: clarify some global permissions details (#7309)
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		| @@ -237,9 +237,13 @@ Settings > Users & Groups, assuming the user has access. If a user is designated | |||||||
| as a member of a group those permissions will be inherited and this is reflected in the UI. Explicit | as a member of a group those permissions will be inherited and this is reflected in the UI. Explicit | ||||||
| permissions can be granted to limit access to certain parts of the UI (and corresponding API endpoints). | permissions can be granted to limit access to certain parts of the UI (and corresponding API endpoints). | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| !!! note | !!! tip | ||||||
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|     Superusers can access all parts of the front and backend application as well as any and all objects. |     By default, new users are not granted any permissions, except those inherited from any group(s) of which they are a member. | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | #### Superusers | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | Superusers can access all parts of the front and backend application as well as any and all objects. | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| #### Admin Status | #### Admin Status | ||||||
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| @@ -248,29 +252,29 @@ as well as accessing the Django backend. | |||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| #### Detailed Explanation of Global Permissions {#global-permissions} | #### Detailed Explanation of Global Permissions {#global-permissions} | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| Global permissions define what areas of the app and API endpoints the user can access. For example, they | Global permissions define what areas of the app and API endpoints users can access. For example, they | ||||||
| determine if a user can create, edit, delete or view _any_ documents, but individual documents themselves | determine if a user can create, edit, delete or view _any_ documents, but individual documents themselves | ||||||
| still have "object-level" permissions. | still have "object-level" permissions. | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| | Type          | Details                                                                                                                                                                                             | | | Type          | Details                                                                                                                                                                  | | ||||||
| | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ||||||
| | AppConfig     | _Change_ or higher permissions grants access to the "Application Configuration" area.                                                                                                               | | | AppConfig     | _Change_ or higher permissions grants access to the "Application Configuration" area.                                                                                    | | ||||||
| | Correspondent | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Correspondents.                                                                                                                              | | | Correspondent | Add, edit, delete or view Correspondents.                                                                                                                                | | ||||||
| | CustomField   | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Custom Fields.                                                                                                                               | | | CustomField   | Add, edit, delete or view Custom Fields.                                                                                                                                 | | ||||||
| | Document      | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Documents.                                                                                                                                   | | | Document      | Add, edit, delete or view Documents.                                                                                                                                     | | ||||||
| | DocumentType  | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Document Types.                                                                                                                              | | | DocumentType  | Add, edit, delete or view Document Types.                                                                                                                                | | ||||||
| | Group         | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Groups.                                                                                                                                      | | | Group         | Add, edit, delete or view Groups.                                                                                                                                        | | ||||||
| | MailAccount   | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Mail Accounts.                                                                                                                               | | | MailAccount   | Add, edit, delete or view Mail Accounts.                                                                                                                                 | | ||||||
| | MailRule      | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Mail Rules.                                                                                                                                  | | | MailRule      | Add, edit, delete or view Mail Rules.                                                                                                                                    | | ||||||
| | Note          | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Notes.                                                                                                                                       | | | Note          | Add, edit, delete or view Notes.                                                                                                                                         | | ||||||
| | PaperlessTask | Grants global permissions to view or dismiss (_Change_) File Tasks.                                                                                                                                 | | | PaperlessTask | View or dismiss (_Change_) File Tasks.                                                                                                                                   | | ||||||
| | SavedView     | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Saved Views.                                                                                                                                 | | | SavedView     | Add, edit, delete or view Saved Views.                                                                                                                                   | | ||||||
| | ShareLink     | Grants global permissions to add, delete or view Share Links.                                                                                                                                       | | | ShareLink     | Add, delete or view Share Links.                                                                                                                                         | | ||||||
| | StoragePath   | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Storage Paths.                                                                                                                               | | | StoragePath   | Add, edit, delete or view Storage Paths.                                                                                                                                 | | ||||||
| | Tag           | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Tags.                                                                                                                                        | | | Tag           | Add, edit, delete or view Tags.                                                                                                                                          | | ||||||
| | UISettings    | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view the UI settings that are used by the web app.<br/>Users expected to access the web UI should usually be granted at least _View_ permissions. | | | UISettings    | Add, edit, delete or view the UI settings that are used by the web app.<br/>:warning: **Users that will access the web UI must be granted at least _View_ permissions.** | | ||||||
| | User          | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Users.                                                                                                                                       | | | User          | Add, edit, delete or view Users.                                                                                                                                         | | ||||||
| | Workflow      | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Workflows.<br/>Note that Workflows are global, in other words all users who can access workflows have access to the same set of them.        | | | Workflow      | Add, edit, delete or view Workflows.<br/>Note that Workflows are global, in other words all users who can access workflows have access to the same set of them.          | | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| #### Detailed Explanation of Object Permissions {#object-permissions} | #### Detailed Explanation of Object Permissions {#object-permissions} | ||||||
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| @@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ markdown_extensions: | |||||||
|         - name: mermaid |         - name: mermaid | ||||||
|           class: mermaid |           class: mermaid | ||||||
|           format: !!python/name:pymdownx.superfences.fence_code_format |           format: !!python/name:pymdownx.superfences.fence_code_format | ||||||
|  |   - pymdownx.emoji: | ||||||
|  |       emoji_index: !!python/name:material.extensions.emoji.twemoji | ||||||
|  |       emoji_generator: !!python/name:material.extensions.emoji.to_svg | ||||||
| strict: true | strict: true | ||||||
| nav: | nav: | ||||||
|     - index.md |     - index.md | ||||||
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