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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.

TaskRequired Content Manager rightRequired Content Manager permission
Changing border colors, width and padding(Must be System Administrator)none
Checking publish statusPublish to Content DistributorRead permission for the items being published
Viewing BluePrint hierarchynoneRead permission for at least one Publication in the hierarchy
Localizing a shared ComponentComponent ManagementLocalize permission in the Folder in which the user localizes the Component
Localizing a shared PagePage ManagementLocalize permission in the Structure Group in which the user localizes the Page
Starting Activity on a ComponentComponent ManagementWrite permission in the Folder in which the Component lives
Starting Activity on a PagePage ManagementWrite permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives
Editing the parent item of a shared ComponentComponent ManagementWrite permission in the Folder in the originating Publication in which the Component lives
Editing the parent item of a shared PagePage Management in the originating PublicationWrite permission in the Structure Group in the originating Publication in which the Page lives
Inline editingComponent ManagementWrite permission in the Folder in which the Component lives
Creating a Keyword to add to a selection fieldCategory ManagementWrite permission in the Category in which the loser creates the Keyword
Uploading a fileComponent ManagementWrite permission in the Folder in which the user creates the Multimedia Component
Explicitly publishing an itemPublish to Content DistributorRead permission for the container of the item being published
Finishing Activity on a ComponentComponent ManagementWrite permission in the Folder in which the Component lives
Finishing Activity on a PagePage ManagementWrite permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives
Unlocalizing a ComponentComponent ManagementLocalize permission in the Folder in which the Component lives
Unlocalizing a PagePage ManagementLocalize permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives
Changing the Component Template of a ComponentPage ManagementWrite permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives
Removing a Component from the Web pagePage ManagementWrite permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives
Creating a ComponentComponent Management, Page ManagementWrite 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 pagePage ManagementWrite permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives
Moving a Component on the Web pagePage ManagementWrite permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives
Unpublishing an itemPublish to Content DistributorRead permission for the container of the item being unpublished
Creating a PagePage ManagementWrite permission in the Structure Group in which the user creates the Page
Editing a PagePage ManagementWrite permission in the Structure Group in which the Page lives
Changing the Page Template of a PagePage ManagementWrite 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 SetPublication Managementnone
Comparing versions of a ComponentComponent ManagementRead permission in the Folder that contains the Component
Rolling back to an older version of a ComponentComponent ManagementWrite permission in the Folder that contains the Component
Deleting an older version of a ComponentComponent ManagementWrite permission in the Folder that contains the Component
Comparing versions of a PagePage ManagementRead permission in the Structure Group that contains the Page
Rolling back to an older version of a PagePage ManagementWrite permission in the Structure Group that contains the Page
Deleting an older version of a PagePage ManagementWrite permission in the Structure Group that contains the Page
Checking where an item is usednoneRead permission for the locations of the items related to the item
Finish Editing (without autopublish)Publish to Content DistributorRead permission for the items being published