A user’s role determines what they can and cannot do in a site. Each role has a default set of permissions.
The following sections describe these permissions. In general:
Note: As well as these four default roles you might also see additional roles in different places in Alfresco Share.
Your Alfresco Administrator can also add additional roles.
Site managers canchange a site role for the site users.
If you’re a member of two user groups which have different permissions then you will get the sum total of all the permissions. For example, if Group 1 has permission to view a file and Group 2 has permission to view and edit a file, then you would have view and edit permission for the file.
Note: Site content can be defined as any content created or added to a site. This includes, but is not limited to, wiki pages, blog postings, library folders and items, calendar events, discussion topics, and comments on any content.
The following sections detail the user permissions for dashboards (personal and site) and dashlets.
Each user has full access to the toolbar and dashlet functionality available on the personal dashboard.
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invite users to site | ||||
| Customize site dashboard | ||||
| Edit site details | ||||
| Customize site (select components) | ||||
| Leave site |
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSS Feed - Configure RSS Feed URL | ||||
| Site Data Lists - Create data list | ||||
| Site Links - Create site links | ||||
| WebView - Configure Web View | ||||
| Wiki - Configure Wiki dashlet | ||||
| Site file type breakdown dashlet - View details | ||||
| Site contributor breakdown dashlet - View details and change date range |
The following sections detail the user permissions for content.
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View folder / item details page | ||||
| Like / unlike | ||||
| Favorite / unfavorite | ||||
| Rename folder / item - created / added by self | ||||
| Rename folder / item - created by other user | ||||
| Edit basic details - created by self | ||||
| Edit basic details - created by other user | ||||
| Edit custom properties - created by self | ||||
| Edit custom properties - created by other user | ||||
| Copy | ||||
| Move - content created by self | ||||
| Move - content created by other user | ||||
| Delete - content created by self | ||||
| Delete - content created by other user | ||||
| Manage permissions - content created by self | ||||
| Manage permissions - content created by other user | ||||
| Manage aspects - content created by self | ||||
| Manage aspects - content created by other user | ||||
| Change type - content created by self | ||||
| Change type - content created by other user | ||||
| Copy page URL | ||||
| Add comment | ||||
| Edit comment - content created by self | ||||
| Edit comment - content created by other user | ||||
| Delete comment - content created by self | ||||
| Delete comment - content created by other user |
(*) A user with the role Consumer can copy a folder or file to another site if the user performing the action has the role of Manager, Collaborator, or Contributor in the target site.
Tip: Consumers who previously held a site role where they were able to add content retain their previously held permissions for any content they have added.
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create folder | ||||
| Locate folder | ||||
| Manage rules in self-created folder | ||||
| Manage rules in folder created by other user |
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create content | ||||
| Upload content | ||||
| Download content | ||||
| View in browser | ||||
| Upload new version - created / added by self | ||||
| Upload new version - created / added by other user | ||||
| Upload new version - locked by other user | ||||
| Edit online - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit online - created / added by other user | ||||
| Edit inline - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit inline - created / added by other user | ||||
| Edit offline - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit offline - created / added by other user | ||||
| Publish | ||||
| Unpublish | ||||
| Check out to Google Docs - created / added by self | ||||
| Check out to Google Docs - created / added by other user | ||||
| Check in from Google Docs - created / added by self | ||||
| Check in from Google Docs - created / added by other user | ||||
| Cancel editing - locked by self | ||||
| Cancel editing - locked by other user | ||||
| View original version | ||||
| View working copy | ||||
| View in Google Docs | ||||
| Start workflow | ||||
| Locate file | ||||
| Download previous version | ||||
| Revert to previous version |
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View event | ||||
| Create new event | ||||
| Edit event - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit event - created / added by other user | ||||
| Delete event - created / added by self | ||||
| Delete event - created / added by other user |
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create new page | ||||
| Edit page - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit page - created / added by other user | ||||
| Rename page - created / added by self | ||||
| Rename page - created / added by other user | ||||
| Delete page - created / added by self | ||||
| Delete page - created / added by other user | ||||
| Edit main page | ||||
| Rename main page | ||||
| Delete main page | ||||
| View page details | ||||
| View previous version of page |
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create new topic | ||||
| Edit topic - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit topic - created / added by other user | ||||
| Delete topic - created / added by self | ||||
| Delete topic - created / added by other user | ||||
| View discussions | ||||
| Add reply | ||||
| Edit reply - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit reply - created / added by other user |
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create new post | ||||
| Edit post - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit post - created / added by other user | ||||
| View blog post | ||||
| Publish post externally - created / added by self | ||||
| Publish post externally - created / added by other user | ||||
| Update external post - created / added by self | ||||
| Update external post - created / added by other user | ||||
| Remove external post - created / added by self | ||||
| Remove external post - created / added by other user | ||||
| Create comment | ||||
| Edit comment - created / added by self |
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create new link | ||||
| Edit link - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit link - created / added by other user | ||||
| Delete link - created / added by self | ||||
| Delete link - created / added by other user | ||||
| View link details | ||||
| Create comment | ||||
| Edit comment - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit comment - created / added by other user | ||||
| Delete comment - created / added by self | ||||
| Delete comment - created / added by other user |
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create list | ||||
| Edit list - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit list - created / added by other user | ||||
| Delete list - created / added by self | ||||
| Delete list - created / added by other user | ||||
| Add list item - created / added by self | ||||
| Add list item - created / added by other user | ||||
| Edit list item - created / added by self | ||||
| Edit list item - created / added by other user | ||||
| Duplicate list item - created / added by other self | ||||
| Duplicate list item -created / added by other user | ||||
| Delete list item - created /added by self | ||||
| Delete list item - created / added by other user |
The following section details the member permissions.
| Permission | Consumer | Contributor | Collaborator | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change a user role | ||||
| Remove user from site | ||||
| Cancel an invitation |
Alfresco Share power users have additional options that aren’t available to standard users.
These options are made available when your Alfresco administrator gives you advanced permissions by signing you up to a power user group.
The current additional options available are:
If you have the following permissions you can access the Site Manager through an additional link on the toolbar, and the Search Manager from the Search Results screen.
ALFRESCO_ADMINISTRATORS andSITES_ADMINISTRATORS permissions groups.ALFRESCO_ADMINISTRATORS andALFRESCO_SEARCH_ADMINISTRATORS permissions groups.The Sites Manager is used for maintaining sites. You have control over the visibility of all sites as well as deleting sites or making yourself a site manager.
Note: Sites Manager is available to users in the
ALFRESCO_ADMINISTRATORSandSITES_ADMINISTRATORSpermissions groups. If you are in theALFRESCO_ADMINISTRATORSgroup, you can access the Site Manager through theAdmin Tools on the toolbar. If you are a member ofSITE_ADMINISTRATORSgroup, you’ll have an additionalSites Manager option on the toolbar.
The Sites Manager displays the names and status of created sites, regardless of their visibility setting. You can use theVisibility menu to change the visibility of any site, for example, change the site visibility to eitherPublic,Moderated, orPrivate. Any visibility change you make to a site is made immediately.
With theActions menu, there are two options:
With the Search Manager you can see details of existing search filters and create new filters.
Note: Search Manager is available to users in the
ALFRESCO_ADMINISTRATORSandALFRESCO_SEARCH_ADMINISTRATORSpermissions groups.
The Search Manager is accessed from the search results screen. Just type a search in the search box and press Enter, then on the search results screen clickSearch Manager.
Note: Filtered search results can be bookmarked for quick and easy access.
All existing filters (including default filters) are shown along with their details, in the order that they are shown on the search results screen. You can change the order by using the
buttons to move filters up or down the order.
ClickCreate New Filter tocreate new search filters.
Most of the filter details are can be edited by hovering over them and clicking the
icon that displays:
In the Search Manager you can quickly create your own custom filters with a wide range of options available.
In theSearch Manager, accessed from the search results screen, clickCreate New Filter.
Tip: You can also click on an existing Filter ID to edit it.
Enter aFilter ID unique identifier for the new search filter.
Enter aFilter Name. This is the name of the filter shown in the search results screen. For default filters what is shown here doesn’t represent what’s shown on the search results screen.
Note: You can’t select a custom filter to be aDefault Filter.
TheShow with Search Results option is selected by default. Deselect it if you don’t want the filter to be shown on the search results screen.
Select a property to filter by from theFilter Property drop-down list.
Select aFilter Type. This is how the filter is displayed on the search results screen. The default option isSimple Filter which is a check box.
Select theSort By order in which the filter results are displayed on the search results page.
Select theNumber of Filters that are shown by default on the search results screen.
Select theMinimum Filter Length. This helps you exclude short words such as “and” and “to” from filter results.
Select theMinimum Required Results which is the minimum number of matches a filter result must have to be shown on the search results screen.
Select the Filter Availability:
to add a site then select it from the list and click
to confirm. Click
to add more sites if required.ClickSave