Experience Manager security
Various Experience Manager tasks require a specific Content Manager security setting to perform. This topic explains which security settings are needed for which task. If a task is not listed here, it has no security limitations.
| Task | Required Content Manager right | Required Content Manager permission |
|---|---|---|
| Changing border colors, width and padding | (Must be System Administrator) | none |
| Checking publish status | Publish to Content Distributor | Read permission for the items being published |
| Viewing BluePrint hierarchy | none | Read permission for at least one Publication in the hierarchy |
| Localizing a shared Component | Component Management | Localize permission in the Folder in which the user localizes the Component |
| Localizing a shared Page | Page Management | Localize permission in the Structure Group in which the user localizes the Page |
| Starting Activity on a Component | Component Management | Write permission in the Folder in which the Component lives |
| Starting Activity on a Page | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives |
| Editing the parent item of a shared Component | Component Management | Write permission in the Folder in the originating Publication in which the Component lives |
| Editing the parent item of a shared Page | Page Management in the originating Publication | Write permission in the Structure Group in the originating Publication in which the Page lives |
| Inline editing | Component Management | Write permission in the Folder in which the Component lives |
| Creating a Keyword to add to a selection field | Category Management | Write permission in the Category in which the loser creates the Keyword |
| Uploading a file | Component Management | Write permission in the Folder in which the user creates the Multimedia Component |
| Explicitly publishing an item | Publish to Content Distributor | Read permission for the container of the item being published |
| Finishing Activity on a Component | Component Management | Write permission in the Folder in which the Component lives |
| Finishing Activity on a Page | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives |
| Unlocalizing a Component | Component Management | Localize permission in the Folder in which the Component lives |
| Unlocalizing a Page | Page Management | Localize permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives |
| Changing the Component Template of a Component | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives |
| Removing a Component from the Web page | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives |
| Creating a Component | Component Management, Page Management | Write permission in the Folder in which the user creates the Component, and Write permission in the Structure Group in which the user Page lives to which the Component is added |
| Adding a Component to the Web page | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives |
| Moving a Component on the Web page | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives |
| Unpublishing an item | Publish to Content Distributor | Read permission for the container of the item being unpublished |
| Creating a Page | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group in which the user creates the Page |
| Editing a Page | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives |
| Changing the Page Template of a Page | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives, and read permission in the Folder in which the Page Template lives. |
| Sharing a Footprint Set | Publication Management | none |
| Comparing versions of a Component | Component Management | Read permission in the Folder that contains the Component |
| Rolling back to an older version of a Component | Component Management | Write permission in the Folder that contains the Component |
| Deleting an older version of a Component | Component Management | Write permission in the Folder that contains the Component |
| Comparing versions of a Page | Page Management | Read permission in the Structure Group that contains the Page |
| Rolling back to an older version of a Page | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group that contains the Page |
| Deleting an older version of a Page | Page Management | Write permission in the Structure Group that contains the Page |
| Checking where an item is used | none | Read permission for the locations of the items related to the item |
| Finish Editing (without autopublish) | Publish to Content Distributor | Read permission for the items being published |