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	Documentation: clarify some global permissions details (#7309)
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		| @@ -237,7 +237,11 @@ 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 | ||||
| permissions can be granted to limit access to certain parts of the UI (and corresponding API endpoints). | ||||
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| !!! note | ||||
| !!! tip | ||||
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|     By default, new users are not granted any permissions, except those inherited from any group(s) of which they are a member. | ||||
|  | ||||
| #### Superusers | ||||
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| Superusers can access all parts of the front and backend application as well as any and all objects. | ||||
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| @@ -248,29 +252,29 @@ as well as accessing the Django backend. | ||||
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| #### Detailed Explanation of Global Permissions {#global-permissions} | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| still have "object-level" permissions. | ||||
|  | ||||
| | Type          | Details                                                                                                                                                                  | | ||||
| | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ||||
| | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ||||
| | AppConfig     | _Change_ or higher permissions grants access to the "Application Configuration" area.                                                                                    | | ||||
| | Correspondent | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Correspondents.                                                                                                                              | | ||||
| | CustomField   | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Custom Fields.                                                                                                                               | | ||||
| | Document      | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Documents.                                                                                                                                   | | ||||
| | DocumentType  | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Document Types.                                                                                                                              | | ||||
| | Group         | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Groups.                                                                                                                                      | | ||||
| | MailAccount   | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Mail Accounts.                                                                                                                               | | ||||
| | MailRule      | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Mail Rules.                                                                                                                                  | | ||||
| | Note          | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Notes.                                                                                                                                       | | ||||
| | PaperlessTask | Grants global permissions to view or dismiss (_Change_) File Tasks.                                                                                                                                 | | ||||
| | SavedView     | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Saved Views.                                                                                                                                 | | ||||
| | ShareLink     | Grants global permissions to add, delete or view Share Links.                                                                                                                                       | | ||||
| | StoragePath   | Grants global permissions to add, edit, delete or view Storage Paths.                                                                                                                               | | ||||
| | Tag           | Grants global permissions to 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. | | ||||
| | User          | Grants global permissions to 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.        | | ||||
| | Correspondent | Add, edit, delete or view Correspondents.                                                                                                                                | | ||||
| | CustomField   | Add, edit, delete or view Custom Fields.                                                                                                                                 | | ||||
| | Document      | Add, edit, delete or view Documents.                                                                                                                                     | | ||||
| | DocumentType  | Add, edit, delete or view Document Types.                                                                                                                                | | ||||
| | Group         | Add, edit, delete or view Groups.                                                                                                                                        | | ||||
| | MailAccount   | Add, edit, delete or view Mail Accounts.                                                                                                                                 | | ||||
| | MailRule      | Add, edit, delete or view Mail Rules.                                                                                                                                    | | ||||
| | Note          | Add, edit, delete or view Notes.                                                                                                                                         | | ||||
| | PaperlessTask | View or dismiss (_Change_) File Tasks.                                                                                                                                   | | ||||
| | SavedView     | Add, edit, delete or view Saved Views.                                                                                                                                   | | ||||
| | ShareLink     | Add, delete or view Share Links.                                                                                                                                         | | ||||
| | StoragePath   | Add, edit, delete or view Storage Paths.                                                                                                                                 | | ||||
| | Tag           | Add, edit, delete or view Tags.                                                                                                                                          | | ||||
| | 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          | Add, edit, delete or view Users.                                                                                                                                         | | ||||
| | 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} | ||||
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|   | ||||
| @@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ markdown_extensions: | ||||
|         - name: mermaid | ||||
|           class: mermaid | ||||
|           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 | ||||
| nav: | ||||
|     - index.md | ||||
|   | ||||
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