Permissions play an important part in accessing and performing actions in the Portal. Depending on these permissions assigned by an administrator, users gain access to various components and actions such as edit portals, pages or portlets.

Details about permission types and levels can be found in [Permissions]


h1. Set Portal Permissions
* _New portals_
{quote}Click on _Site_ in the Toolbar then click on _Add New Portal_. Last select the _Permission Setting_ tab.
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* _Existing portals_
{quote}On the Toolbar click _Site_ then _Edit Portal's Properties_. Last select the _Permission Setting_ tab.
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h2. Set Access permissions
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{note:title=Public access}If you do not want your Portal to be publicly accessible, make sure the _Make it public_ check box is clear.

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If _Make it public_ is clear, you need to add permissions by member group.

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Click _Add Permission_
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Make the appropriate selections from the _group_ and _membership_ options presented in the _Permission Selector_ dialogue box.
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After selecting a membership type, the selected permission is displayed in the access permission list. You can only select one group with one membership type at a time. If you want to add more, click _Add Permission_ and select again. Repeat the process for as many permission settings as you require.
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h2. Set Edit Permissions
Only users members of the Editor group can edit that portal. Access rights can be given to several groups but edit rights can only be given to a group with a membership type. To assign an edit permission to a user, you must add him/her to the editor group of the respective portal.

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Click _Edit Permission Setting_
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Click _Select Permission_ to choose a group.
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Select a group and a membership type from the left and right panes, respectively, of the _Permission Selector_ window \(select \* if you want to assign all available membership types to the selected group\).

h1. Set Page Permission
* _User_
{quote}If the owner type of a page is "user", you don't have to set permissions, no one except the creator has got access and edit permissions.
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* _Group_
{quote}If the Owner type of a page is "group", initial permissions on page are:
* Access permission: everyone in that group.
* Edit permission: the manager of that group.
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* _Portal_
{quote}If the Owner type of a page is portal, initial permissions are:
* Access permission: users who can access that portal.
* Edit permission: users who can edit that portal.
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h2. Set Access Permission on a Page
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Open up the page you wish to configure. Select _Site Editor_ on the Toolbar and select _Edit Page_.
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Click _View Page Properties_ in the _Page Editor_ applet.
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Click the _Permission Setting_ tab.
To be able to access a page users have to be in one of the groups that have access permission to that page. There may be several groups that have access rights to a page. A list of the permissions for that page will be shown \(provided the _Make it public_ check\-box has not been used\).

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Click _Add Permission_
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Select a group in the left pane then select a membership type.
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After selecting a membership type, the selected permission is displayed in the access right list.
Note that you may associate group and membership only one at a time. To add more access permissions, click the _Add Permission_ button and apply the same process again.
If you want to allow any visitors to access the page tick the _Make it public_ check\-box. Any permission set for that page will be relaxed and the permissions list will disappear.


h2. Set Edit Permission on a Page
Only users who are in the page's editor group can edit it. The access right can be set for several groups but the _edit_ right only can be set for one group. To give a user the edit permission, you must add them to the editors group of that page.

The Permission Setting tab is available in two different ways:

Via Edit Page:

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Mouse over _Site Editor_ on the Toolbar and select _Edit Page_.
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Click on _View Page Properties_ in the _Page Editor_ applet.
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Click the _Permission Setting_ tab then the _Edit Permission Setting_ sub tab.
Via Page Management:

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Mouse over _Group_ on the Toolbar, highlight _Administration_ and click on _Page Management_.
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Locate the page you want to edit using the _Page Id_ column then click the edit icon \(next to the trash icon\). You will be taken to the _Page Editor_ applet.
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Click on the _Permission Setting_ tab then the _Edit Permission Setting_ sub tab.
You will see the _Current Permission_ listed.

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Click the _Select Permission_ button to set new or change another group.
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Select a group with a membership type \(select \* if you want all membership types in a selected group\)
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After selecting a specific membership from the right, the selected information is displayed.
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Click the _Save_

h1. Set Access Permission on a Category
Setting access permission on a category allows to be able to list those categories when editing a page in order to add portlets or widgets.

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Mouse over _Group_ on the Toolbar, highlight _Administration_ then click on _Application Registry_.
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In the list of categories available in the left pane, click the edit icon, then choose the _Permission Setting_ tab.
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To set permissions for a category:
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Click the _Add Permission_ button to add access permissions to more groups .
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Or select the _Make it public_ check box to allow everyone to access.

h1. Set Access Permission on a Portlet
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Select _Group_ on the Toolbar. Highlight the _Administration_ entry and click on _Application Registry_.
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Select a category on the left pane that includes the portlet you want to set rights for. Then all portlets of the selected category are listed immediately and detail information of each portlet is displayed on the right pane.
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To set permissions for a portlet:
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Click the _Add Permission_ button to add access permissions to more groups .
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Or select the _Make it public_ check box to allow everyone to access.